Address by President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea at the 72nd Session  of the United Nations General Assembly First of all, I want to take this opportunity on behalf of the Korean people and Government to convey deepest sympathy for the victims of the earthquake that hit Mexico on September 19 and their...

Sep 21, 2017

Remarks by President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea at PyeongChang 2018 at the Met: Celebrating the Olympic Winter Good evening ladies and gentlemen, Autumn in Central Park is really beautiful. I am very pleased to meet you all at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on this lovely autumn night when the leaves a...

Sep 20, 2017

Remarks by President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea at Dialogue with American Finance and Business Leaders Chairman Dan Quayle, Chairman Stephen Schwarzman, Chairman David Rubenstein and other finance and business leaders gathered here, I am glad to meet you all.It is my great pleasure to have a chance to intr...

Sep 20, 2017

Remarks by President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea at the 2017 Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards DinnerThe Honorable Chairman Jon Huntsman, Your Excellencies President Keïta and President Kaboré, the officials of the Atlantic Council who have prepared this event and distinguished guests who are adding so...

Sep 19, 2017

Address by President Moon Jae-in at the 3rd Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok,  RussiaPresident Putin, thank you for inviting me to the Eastern Economic Forum. I am very pleased to attend this important event in its third year. Prime Minister Abe, I am glad to meet you here again so soon after the G20 Summi...

Sep 07, 2017

Congratulatory Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at the 8th FEALAC Foreign Ministers’ MeetingDelegations from countries in East Asia and Latin America, distinguished guests from home and abroad,I am glad to meet you all. I wholeheartedly welcome you to the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the Forum for East Asia-Latin A...

Aug 31, 2017

Address by President Moon Jae-in on the 72nd Anniversary of LiberationMy fellow Koreans, decorated independence activists and their families, compatriots residing overseas, We celebrate the first Liberation Day since the era of popular sovereignty was ushered in by the candlelight rallies. Today, its meaning seems ...

Aug 15, 2017

Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at the Fourth Session of the 12th G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. I greatly appreciate the chair country for hosting the first G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting in May and for working hard to include public health issues on the agenda of the G20 Leaders’ Summit. ...

Jul 08, 2017

Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at the First Session of the 12th G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. I would like to take this opportunity to brief you on the economic policy of the new Administration of Korea. Korea has achieved rapid economic growth thanks to successful industrialization. Beh...

Jul 07, 2017

Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at the Retreat Session of the 12th G20 Summit in Hamburg, GermanyThank you. I am very pleased to meet you all. I am honored to address this G20 Summit that I am attending for the first time since I took office.I fully agree with the opinions of the many leaders here about terrorism, a...

Jul 07, 2017