Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Korea-Viet Nam Summit on Sidelines of U.N. General Assembly
(unofficial translation) President Phúc, I am glad to see you again. It’s been two years since our meeting at the 2019 ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit. I congratulate you on your election as President during your National Assembly’s meeting session earlier this year. I was told that it was the first time an incumbent...
Sep 21, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at KORUS Global Vaccine Partnership MOU Signing Ceremony
(unofficial translation) I am glad to meet you all. Vaccine companies and research institutes from Korea and the United States have gathered here to sign vaccine partnership MOUs. Cytiva has submitted a report to the Korean Government for its investment plan. Vaccine enterprises and research organizations are about ...
Sep 21, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with Pfizer CEO on Sidelines of U.N. General Assembly
(unofficial translation) I am glad to meet you, Chairman Albert Bourla and Senior Vice President Jon Selib. Chairman Bourla, I am so pleased to meet you today at long last. I am grateful to you for taking time out of your busy schedule. Pfizer has become the world’s most famous and important enterprise this...
Sep 21, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Korea-Slovenia Summit on Sidelines of U.N. General Assembly
(unofficial translation) President Borut Pahor, I am glad to see you again. It’s been three years since our meeting during your visit to Korea – the first by a Slovenian president – on the occasion of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. It is my great honor to receive from you the Order of Special Mer...
Sep 20, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Korea-U.K. Summit on Sidelines of U.N. General Assembly
(unofficial translation) Thank you, Your Excellency Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Just as you mentioned, I am glad to see you again after our meeting at the G7 Summit. My attendance at the G7 Summit has helped the Republic of Korea firmly establish itself as a responsible member of the international community. I&rsq...
Sep 20, 2021
Address by President Moon Jae-in at the Opening Session of SDG Moment
[unofficial translation] President Abdulla Shahid, Secretary General António Guterres, Distinguished delegates, I am extremely delighted to join you at SDG Moment 2021 and grateful for inviting me to this special occasion. A research institute of the United Nations University recently released a rep...
Sep 20, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate
(Unofficial Translation) Your Excellencies, President Biden and other heads of state and government, I wholeheartedly welcome the opening of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate. I’d like to express my respect for President Biden’s leadership. Throughout this year, the first for implemen...
Sep 17, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi of China
(Unofficial Translation) I welcome State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi on his visit to Korea. You have come to Korea this year again after your visit last year. I am pleased that closely coordinated senior-level exchanges between our two countries have continued even amid the COVID-19 situation. ...
Sep 15, 2021
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 40th Cabinet Meeting
(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the 40th Cabinet Meeting. The Chuseok break is just a few days away. During the holiday, I am scheduled to attend the U.N. General Assembly. As the COVID-19 outbreak drags on, we have to greet this coming Chuseok amid difficulties yet again. However, I’d like to see all...
Sep 14, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with Australian Foreign and Defense Ministers
(Unofficial Translation) Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne and Minister for Defense Peter Dutton, I welcome you to Korea and to Cheong Wa Dae. I am also very glad to meet Australian Ambassador to Korea Catherine Raper and the other delegation members. In the year that marks the 60th anniversary of the est...
Sep 13, 2021