Presidential Speeches
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
Message from President Moon Jae-in on Law-enforcement Reform
Reforming the National Intelligence Service, the prosecution and the police is not a matter driven by the incumbent administration’s interests or political motivations. It is a mission for the times intended to firmly uphold the values of a democratic republic. The people are the ones driving reform of law-enforcement ...
Feb 15, 2019
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Dialogue with Self-employed and Microbusiness Owners
(Unofficial translation) I am glad to meet you all. I understand many of you may have found it difficult to step away from your businesses. I am grateful to you for taking time out of your tight schedules. Last week, we celebrated Lunar New Year’s Day. I wish you abundant blessings and success with your businesses thr...
Feb 14, 2019
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Busan Smart City Innovative Strategy Presentation (6th Stop of Nationwide Economic Tour: Busan)
(Unofficial translation) Fellow Koreans, citizens of Busan, I am very pleased that Busan is hosting a presentation today on innovative strategies for one of the Government’s top priorities: building a smart city. A smart city is the cradle of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It is the look of a future city we have to...
Feb 13, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 6th Cabinet Meeting
(Unofficial translation) Let me begin the 6th Cabinet Meeting. As the Government’s efforts to revive the economy pick up speed, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced its first approval of exemptions tied to a regulatory sandbox yesterday. The day after tomorrow, the Ministry of Science and ICT will follo...
Feb 12, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries
(Unofficial translation) The schedule for a second North Korea-U.S. summit has been fixed. It is a remarkable breakthrough in the peace process on the Korean Peninsula, which was initiated last year. For us, the era of peace and prosperity on the Peninsula has drawn closer. I hope the upcoming summit will become a hi...
Feb 11, 2019