Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Joint Press Conference Following Korea-Kazakhstan Summit
(Unofficial Translation) Your Excellency President Tokayev and the delegation from Kazakhstan, I wholeheartedly welcome your visit to the Republic of Korea. President Tokayev is the first state guest the Republic of Korea has received since the COVID-19 outbreak. I am grateful to him for making a state visit i...
Aug 17, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Korea-Kazakhstan Summit
(Unofficial Translation) Your Excellency President Tokayev, I still vividly remember the hospitality extended to me during my visit to Nur-Sultan two years ago, and I am very glad to see you once more here in Seoul now. You are the first state guest the Korean people have greeted since the COVID-19 outbreak. I am...
Aug 17, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Posthumous Presentation of Order of Merit to General Hong Beom-do
(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, distinguished guests from home and abroad, On August 15, Korea’s Liberation Day, we finally brought back the remains of General Hong Beom-do, a hero of the Republic of Korea’s war of independence and a source of pride for the Korean people. Today, we are posthu...
Aug 17, 2021
Address by President Moon Jae-in on Korea’s 76th Liberation Day
(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, decorated independence activists, relatives of those departed and all Koreans living abroad, Today, as we mark the 76th Liberation Day, the remains of General Hong Beom-do will finally arrive in his homeland. General Hong was the commander of the Greater Korea Independe...
Aug 15, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in on Achievements of Policy Expanding National Health Insurance Coverage upon Its Fourth Anniversary
Fellow Koreans, Marking the fourth anniversary of the unveiling of the policy to expand national health insurance coverage, also known as “Moon Jae-in Care,” this event was arranged to examine the achievements made thus far and the shortcomings to address. We are joined by five citizens who will share ex...
Aug 12, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries
(Unofficial Translation) Today, two outside experts will join our discussions: President Kim Yong-ik of the National Health Insurance Service and Executive Director Kim Sun-min of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. Thank you for being with us. Let’s welcome them with a big hand. It is very ...
Aug 09, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in during Visit to Fire Station with Firefighters and Paramedics Who Respond to Heat Waves
(Unofficial Translation) It’s very fortunate that I have been able to honor every promise made to you one after the other, such as establishing the national fire service hospital now under construction and hiring an additional 20,000 firefighters. But those are not the reasons that I’ve come here toda...
Aug 06, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Presentation on Korea’s Vision and Strategy for Becoming Global Vaccine Hub
(Unofficial Translation) Today, we are holding the first meeting of a private-public joint committee, chaired by the Prime Minister and launched to push for Korea becoming a global vaccine hub. The committee consists of government officials from relevant ministries and agencies as well as the most distinguished vacc...
Aug 05, 2021
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 34th Cabinet Meeting
(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the 34th Cabinet Meeting. Our people are still enduring trying times during the COVID-19 crisis. An unavoidable responsibility this Administration bears for the remainder of my term is to protect the people’s lives by concentrating solely on their livelihoods and anti-...
Aug 03, 2021
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries
(Unofficial Translation) At today’s meeting, we have two outside experts with us: Chairman Kwon Gi-hong of the Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership and CEO Jeong Jung-gyo of Fresheasy. I believe this is probably the first time that the CEO of a private company is attending a senior secretaries meeting at...
Aug 02, 2021