Remarks by President Moon Jae-in on 15th World Korean Day
(Unofficial Translation) Fellow 7.5 million Koreans overseas, Korean community leaders in countries around the world, I wholeheartedly congratulate you on the 15th World Korean Day. As Koreans, the more we come together, the more strength we gain. Last year, we were not able to hold a World Korean Day ceremony...
Oct 05, 2021
Address by President Moon Jae-in on 73rd Armed Forces Day
(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, our beloved men and women in uniform, Pohang is home to the Republic of Korea Marine Corps. This city is where the first amphibious landing operation by United Nations forces took place in July 1950, and its Yeongil Bay hosts the ROK Marine Corps Education and Training Gro...
Oct 01, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 42nd Cabinet Meeting
(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the 42nd Cabinet Meeting. The spread of COVID-19 increasing in the wake of the Chuseok break as feared is cause for concern. There are still many people who cannot feel the warmth of the recovery even though macroeconomic indicators continue to show noticeable signs of an ec...
Sep 28, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Joint Repatriation Ceremony between Republic of Korea and United States of America
(unofficial translation) Fellow Koreans, distinguished American citizens, Korean War veterans and families of the fallen, Finally today, heroes of the United States and the Republic of Korea will be sent back to their hometowns and the relatives who have waited for them over 70 long years. It is my great privile...
Sep 23, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Posthumous Presentation of Order of Merit to Decorated Independence Activists in Hawaii
(unofficial translation) Fellow Koreans overseas, descendants of decorated independence activists, Today, I have come to hand-deliver the Order of Merit to the descendants of two decorated independence activists – Kim No-di and Ahn Jung-song – who were posthumously honored on the March First Independ...
Sep 23, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Virtual Global COVID-19 Summit
(Unofficial Translation) Your Excellencies, President Biden and other heads of state and government, I welcome the convening of the Virtual Global COVID-19 Summit. I’d like to express my respect for the leadership of President Biden, who is spearheading international solidarity and cooperation to help overc...
Sep 23, 2021
Address by President Moon Jae-in at 76th Session of United Nations General Assembly
(unofficial translation) Standing before you again in two years at the United Nations General Assembly, I am keenly reminded of the precious normal daily lives that had been lost. Guided by the leadership of President Shahid who assumed presidency of the 76th session of the UNGA, I hope the international community w...
Sep 21, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Korea-Viet Nam Summit on Sidelines of U.N. General Assembly
(unofficial translation) President Phúc, I am glad to see you again. It’s been two years since our meeting at the 2019 ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit. I congratulate you on your election as President during your National Assembly’s meeting session earlier this year. I was told that it was the first time an incumbent...
Sep 21, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at KORUS Global Vaccine Partnership MOU Signing Ceremony
(unofficial translation) I am glad to meet you all. Vaccine companies and research institutes from Korea and the United States have gathered here to sign vaccine partnership MOUs. Cytiva has submitted a report to the Korean Government for its investment plan. Vaccine enterprises and research organizations are about ...
Sep 21, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with Pfizer CEO on Sidelines of U.N. General Assembly
(unofficial translation) I am glad to meet you, Chairman Albert Bourla and Senior Vice President Jon Selib. Chairman Bourla, I am so pleased to meet you today at long last. I am grateful to you for taking time out of your busy schedule. Pfizer has become the world’s most famous and important enterprise this...
Sep 21, 2021