Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Luncheon Hosted by Mayor of Helsinki
(Unofficial translation) Your Excellency President Sauli Niinistö, Mrs. Jenni Haukio, the Honorable Mayor of Helsinki Jan Vapaavuori, Professor Outi Vapaavuori, the Honorable Chair of the Helsinki City Council Otso Kivekäs, Mrs. Anna Kivekäs, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, Hyvää päivää! (Good day!) It is...
Jun 10, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Joint Press Conference Following Korea-Finland Summit
(Unofficial translation)Hyvää päivää! (Good day!)I’d like to express my profound gratitude to President Niinistö and the people of Finland for extending a warm welcome to myself and my delegation.I am delighted to pay a state visit to Finland, which is a country that has shown us the way to happiness and is also leadin...
Jun 10, 2019
Address by President Moon Jae-in on 64th Memorial Day
(Unofficial translation) Fellow Koreans, decorated patriots and veterans who served the nation with distinction, and families of fallen heroes, We remember the bravery of fathers who defended the country and the hardships of mothers who protected their families. We remember those fathers who could not make it home and...
Jun 06, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries
(Unofficail translation)First of all, my thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of the unexpected accident in Hungary. I offer my deepest condolences to their relatives. My heart aches when I think of how the families of those still unaccounted for must be suffering.For its part, the Government is dealing with this...
Jun 03, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at National Security Council Meeting on 2019 Ulchi Taegeuk Exercise
(Unofficial translation) A joint private-public-military exercise for national crisis countermeasures and wartime preparations is taking place for the first time since 2017. The Ulchi Taegeuk Exercise that starts from this year has been newly designed in line with a sea change in circumstances on the Korean Peninsula...
May 29, 2019
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Biohealth National Vision Proclamation Ceremony (9th Stop of Nationwide Economic Tour: Chungcheongbuk-do Province)
(Unofficial translation)Residents of Chungcheongbuk-do Province and local business leaders, I am glad to meet you all.Some 20 years ago, the dream of creating Korea’s first bioscience complex took seed on a vast sprawling area over 4.6 million square meters here in Osong. Combined with the Participatory Government’s ba...
May 22, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries
(Unofficial translation) There are many cases in which Koreans are unaware of the country’s true capabilities and status. The competitiveness of the biohealth industry is one of them. Last year, Korea occupied two thirds of the global biosimilar market share in the pharmaceutical field, and it holds the world’s second ...
May 20, 2019
Address by President Moon Jae-in on 39th Anniversary of May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement
(Unofficial translation) Fellow Koreans, Gwangju citizens and residents of Jeollanam-do Province, May has come as it inevitably does: May - when we miss those departed so dearly, May - which has not passed but still lives, and May - when sorrow blooms into courage. Honoring the souls of the democratic heroes of May ...
May 18, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 2019 National Fiscal Strategy Meeting
(Unofficial translation)We are convening a National Fiscal Strategy Meeting in Sejong City for the first time ever. It is meaningful to discuss a broad direction for national fiscal operations in the Republic of Korea's administrative center.Also joining us here today from the National Assembly are Chairperson of the D...
May 16, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries
(Unofficial translation) Two years have passed since this Administration was launched by the power of the people through the Candlelight Revolution. It has been a time when we raced without pausing, solemnly upholding the command of the people to create a properly functioning country. We have done our best to restore ...
May 13, 2019