(Unofficial Translation) It is good to see everyone. The National Economic Advisory Council’s private sector members are here as we hold this briefing on the direction of next year’s economic policy – the last under my Administration. In retrospect, my term has been punctuated by one crisis afte...

Dec 20, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Your Excellency President Mirziyoyev – who seems almost like a brother – I welcome you and the Uzbek delegation to Seoul. My first summit of this year started via a videoconference in January, and the last one this year is a face-to-face meeting with you. It is very meaningful...

Dec 17, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) I am happy to see everyone. Chairman Simon Crean of the Australia-Korea Business Council and business leaders spearheading Australia’s mineral industry, I am pleased to meet you all. The most vibrant trade between Australia and Korea is taking place in the mineral industry. Korea is the t...

Dec 14, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Honorable Korean War veterans, relatives of fallen heroes, distinguished guests, I am very overwhelmed with emotions as I can meet Korean War veterans and the families of fallen heroes in Australia in this meaningful year that marks the 70th anniversary of the Korean War’s Battle of...

Dec 13, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Thank you, Prime Minister Morrison and members of the Australian delegation. I am deeply grateful to all of you for extending your first invitation since the outbreak of COVID-19 to us and for warmly greeting me and my delegation out of your extraordinary friendship with Korea. Through th...

Dec 13, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Prime Minister Morrison, I am deeply grateful to you for your extraordinary hospitality. I am the first state guest invited to Australia since the COVID-19 outbreak, and our two countries have forged closer cooperative relations today. I believe that this will become an immense present f...

Dec 13, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Honorable President Biden, Your Excellencies, I would like to express my special solidarity with and respect for my fellow leaders, who are working very hard for a return to normal. Although the new Omicron variant is spreading, we will surely surmount the COVID-19 crisis together. As a...

Dec 11, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Your Excellency President Biden, Excellencies, At a time when democracy is faced with both domestic and global challenges, I find it meaningful to be able to share my thoughts on democracy with many leaders. I thank President Biden for arranging this great opportunity. Humanity, gu...

Dec 10, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Leaders of businesses at the forefront of carbon neutrality, I am glad to meet you all. It is meaningful to hold this strategy presentation meeting with you to mark the first anniversary of Korea’s Declaration of 2050 Carbon Neutrality. The Government made the declaration, but busin...

Dec 10, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Distinguished foreign and defense ministers from around the world, representatives from member countries, I welcome the opening of the Seoul UN Peacekeeping Ministerial. I have been looking forward to meeting you in person in Seoul, but, regrettably, I am extending my greetings via thi...

Dec 07, 2021