(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the first Cabinet Meeting. This is the first Cabinet Meeting of the New Year, 2022. There are four months left before the end of my term. Paradoxically, this is when we have to be more vigilant than ever. The current situation also requires us to raise our state of alertness...

Jan 04, 2022

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, We stand again on the starting line of a New Year. At the center of a tumultuous period in world history, we ring in the year 2022 with firm optimism. I wish everyone a happy New Year and a year to make yet another leap forward, inspired by the tiger’s vigorous energy. ...

Jan 03, 2022

(Unofficial Translation) I am glad to meet you all. I am standing here with a very joyful heart. I thought about how special needs students and their parents must be more pleased than anyone. I wanted to extend my immense gratitude to all of those who have worked hard to establish a special education school after re...

Dec 29, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, citizens of Ulsan, Busan and Daegu, residents of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, To wrap up my visits to economic policy-related locations this year, I have come to Taehwagang Station in Ulsan. By opening four railroads in Korea’s southeastern region today, Taehwagang ...

Dec 28, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) I am glad to meet you all. Today, we have brought together business leaders from the six companies that have participated in the Hope for Youth Project. These six business leaders have promised to create some 180,000 jobs for young people and provide support for education, training and start...

Dec 27, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the 55th Cabinet Meeting. Time has slipped by and we are now only ten days away from the end of this year. It is regrettable that, following last year, we must yet again have a difficult year-end due to COVID-19. I am grateful to the people and medical professionals who have ...

Dec 21, 2021

(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