Congratulatory Message from President Moon Jae-in on 20th Anniversary of June 15 South-North Joint Declaration
(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, distinguished guests from home and abroad, As we mark the 20th anniversary of the June 15 South-North Joint Declaration, I am grateful to everyone joining this meaningful event. At today’s joyful celebration of this historic declaration, I should be revisiting the...
Jun 15, 2020
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries
(Unofficial Translation) It is regrettable and worrisome that sporadic infection clusters are occurring one after another primarily in the Seoul metropolitan area. Under these circumstances, however, I find it fortunate that no infections have occurred at schools and in-person classes are proceeding uninterrupted. A...
Jun 15, 2020
Address by President Moon Jae-in on 33rd Anniversary of June 10 Democratic Protest
(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, The day of the June 10 Democratic Protest, we created a democracy together. Students took the lead, office workers waved their handkerchiefs and taxi drivers blasted their car horns. Mothers put flowers on the chests of riot police. On the public square, all Koreans joined...
Jun 10, 2020
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 30th Cabinet Meeting
(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the 30th Cabinet Meeting. A crisis is particularly excruciating to the poor and less fortunate. The Government will do its utmost to alleviate the suffering of people who are having a hard time in the face of this economic crisis. We will further strengthen the employment and...
Jun 09, 2020
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries
(Unofficial Translation) The controversy surrounding the movement supporting the former comfort women is very bewildering. I am cautious about bringing this up, but the main point I want to say is that the comfort women movement’s cause must be firmly protected. The 30-year history of the movement has been marked by...
Jun 08, 2020
Address by President Moon Jae-in on 65th Memorial Day
(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, decorated patriots and veterans, and the families of fallen heroes, Today marks the 65th Memorial Day in this year of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War. This is a day to contemplate the fact that independence and the defense of our country are the roots of the patriot...
Jun 06, 2020
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 6th Emergency Economic Council Meeting
(Unofficial Translation) Good afternoon. At the 6th Emergency Economic Council meeting today, we will discuss the direction of economic policy for the second half of the year and the 3rd supplementary budget proposal. Amidst the global economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Korea is viewed as having fared ...
Jun 01, 2020
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 27th Cabinet Meeting
(Unofficial translation) Let me begin the 27th Cabinet Meeting. We are now experiencing a new normal in which we have to live together with an extremely contagious virus. Even though we are afraid of the threat posed by COVID-19, we cannot bring our daily lives to a halt. As sporadic infection clusters have shown...
May 26, 2020
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at National Fiscal Strategy Meeting
(Unofficial Translation) This year’s annual National Fiscal Strategy Meeting has been convened amid a global economic crisis. Many representatives from the National Assembly are also joining us today, including Chairman Lee Hae-chan, Floor Leader Kim Tae-nyeon and Policy Committee Chairperson Cho Jeong-sik fro...
May 25, 2020
Message from President Moon Jae-in on Passing of Bill to Revise Framework Act on Settling Past History
(Unofficial Translation) Truths in history can never be concealed. Distortions of history and covered-up truths must be revealed. Yesterday, the National Assembly passed a bill to revise the Framework Act on Settling the Past History for Truth and Reconciliation, paving the way for the reinstatement of the Truth ...
May 21, 2020