Address by President Moon Jae-in at the Singapore Lecture
Distinguished people of Singapore, ladies and gentlemen, The North Korea-United States summit illuminated the path toward peace. More than anything else, I am grateful to the people and the Government of Singapore for supporting the successful hosting of that historic summit. Singapore is the world-class researcher...
Jul 13, 2018
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Joint Press Conference Following Korea-Singapore Summit
First of all, I am wholeheartedly grateful to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and the people of Singapore for warmly welcoming me and my delegation. Singapore and Korea have a lot in common. Both countries have achieved astounding economic growth through investment in people and unceasing innovation. Our two countries...
Jul 12, 2018
Korea-India Joint Press Statement
I am deeply grateful to Prime Minister Modi and the people of India for warmly welcoming me and my delegation. I met with Prime Minister Modi again a year after our meeting at the G20 Summit in Hamburg last July. We feel as if we are old friends since we exchanged posts on social media to commemorate the Internationa...
Jul 10, 2018
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at the Korea-India Business Forum
Chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry Rashesh Shah, Chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry Park Yong-man, distinguished business leaders of Korea and India, Namaste! I am pleased to meet you all. My visit to India reminds me of Ladakh where I went trekking 20 years ago...
Jul 09, 2018
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at a Meeting with Presidential Senior Secretaries to Discuss New Working Hour Regulations
July 2, 2018 A life with shorter working hours began yesterday. This will be an important milestone in moving on from being an overworked society to becoming one that values a balance between work and family time. In addition, as seen from examples of other countries such as Germany, reduced working time is the most s...
Jul 02, 2018
Message from President Moon Jae-in for the Ceremony Honoring the United Nations Korean War Veterans
Sixty-eight years ago, countless young people in 21 countries opened an atlas. They searched for Korea that was engulfed by the dark clouds of war. They left their families with a promise they would certainly return and tightened their bootstraps.What these brave young people harbored in their hearts was a sense of hum...
Jun 26, 2018
Address by President Moon Jae-in at the State Duma of Russia
June 21, 2018Distinguished people of Russia, the Honorable Chairman Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin and members of the State Duma,On my flight to Moscow, I pondered over the reverence human beings have for the vast earth. It came to my mind how that reverence enabled Russians to understand nature and human beings in mor...
Jun 22, 2018
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at the National Security Council Meeting
June 14, 2018 I am filled with deep emotion now that the historic North Korea-United States summit has been successfully held. Finally, it will be possible for us to remove the dark cloud of the Cold War that has cast a shadow over the Korean Peninsula and make vigorous strides in earnest toward the resolution of the N...
Jun 14, 2018
Statement by President Moon Jae-in on the North Korea-U.S. Summit
Statement by President Moon Jae-in on the North Korea-U.S. SummitJune 12, 2018 (Unofficial translation) I offer my heartfelt congratulations and welcome the success of the historic North Korea-United States summit.When I met with Chairman Kim Jong Un at House of Unification (Tongilgak) in Panmunjeom on May 26, and whe...
Jun 12, 2018
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at a Meeting with Presidential Senior Secretaries
June 11, 2018 The North Korea-U.S. Summit that the entire world has been looking forward to will be held tomorrow at long last. Now the meeting of the century between the two leaders is about to take place. I expect it to become a historic milestone on the path toward peace away from war. I hope a significant ...
Jun 11, 2018