Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 1st National Security Council Meeting of 2019
(Unofficial translation) Now, let me begin the National Security Council meeting. The second North Korea-United States summit, though its outcome was very regrettable, was an opportunity to confirm crucial achievements made thus far through dialogue between the two sides. First, the complete dismantlement of the Yeongb...
Mar 04, 2019
Address by President Moon Jae-in on 100th March First Independence Movement Day
(Unofficial translation)Fellow Koreans and compatriots abroad,One hundred years ago today, we were united as one. At noon on March 1, students passed out the Declaration of Korean Independence. At two o’clock in the afternoon, the national representatives held a ceremony to declare Korea’s independence at Taehwagwan in...
Mar 01, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Korea-UAE Summit
(Unofficial translation) I wholeheartedly welcome Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the members of the UAE delegation on your official visit to Korea. The Crown Prince and I met over dinner yesterday, enjoying our time together and making our two countries’ friendly, cooperative relations even firmer. It wa...
Feb 27, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Cabinet Meeting on Centennial of March First Independence Movement
(Unofficial translation) This Cabinet Meeting today has been arranged at the Kim Koo Museum and Library in consideration of the national significance of the 100th anniversary of the March First Independence Movement. According to historical records, it is the first Cabinet Meeting convened outside of a government buil...
Feb 26, 2019
Expectations for the 2nd North Korea-U.S. Summit and Our Roles
(Unofficial translation)Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries The 2nd North Korea-United States summit is just two days away. All Koreans who aspire to a peaceful and prosperous Republic of Korea will unite behind the wish for a successful summit. The two leaders of North Kore...
Feb 25, 2019
Contribution by President Moon Jae-in to Times of India
This year is very significant for both India and Korea. India will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, who led India’s independence movement of nonviolence and nonresistance. Korea marks two centennials: our March First Independence Movement that declared the nation a self-reliant indep...
Feb 20, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Public Presentation on Inclusive-nation Social Policies
(Unofficial translation) My Administration aims to create an innovative, inclusive nation. This means that we should achieve innovative growth in the face of the Fourth Industrial Revolution while simultaneously building an inclusive nation where all citizens prosper together. The Republic of Korea turning into an in...
Feb 19, 2019
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with Religious Leaders
Allow me to present my compliments to you first off. I should have called on you in person one by one; I am grateful that you have come all the way to Cheong Wa Dae. When we last met, it was in the early days of my Administration and a time to re-establish the foundation of the nation at home and abroad. The situation...
Feb 18, 2019
