Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Innovative Finance Vision Declaration Ceremony
(Unofficial translation) Financial professionals and business leaders, I am glad to meet you all. On the night of December 31, 1879, 290 light bulbs lit up the American state of New Jersey. It was a historic moment as Thomas Edison unveiled his incandescent bulbs to the world. The acclaim was short-lived. Edison soon r...
Mar 21, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 11th Cabinet Meeting
(Unofficial translation) Let me begin the 11th Cabinet Meeting. I’ve returned from recent visits to three ASEAN member states as my first overseas tour of the year. Brunei, Malaysia and Cambodia are all important cooperation partners for the New Southern Policy. This policy is at the center of my Administration’s nati...
Mar 19, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Korea-Cambodia Summit
(Unofficial translation) I am glad to see Your Excellency, Prime Minister Hun Sen, again after we met in Singapore last November. I am grateful to you for extending a warm welcome to me and my delegation. I am pleased that Korea and Cambodia have advanced friendly and cooperative relations to a great extent over the pa...
Mar 15, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Korea-Malaysia Summit
(Unofficial translation)I am glad to see Your Excellency, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, again after our meeting in Singapore last November. I am truly grateful to you for the warm hospitality extended to me and my delegation. It is the first state visit to Malaysia by a Korean President in nine years and, for my par...
Mar 13, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Korea-Brunei Summit
(Unofficial translation) Thank you. I am glad to see Your Majesty again after our meeting in Singapore last November. I am grateful to you for inviting me for this state visit and offering warm hospitality. I am very pleased to be able to make Brunei my first destination on overseas trips this year. Over the past 35 ye...
Mar 11, 2019
Contribution by President Moon Jae-in to Asia News Network
Next week, I will be making state visits to Brunei, Malaysia and Cambodia. I am very pleased that ASEAN member states will be the destination of my first overseas tour this year. I extend warm greetings of friendship from the citizens of the Republic of Korea to our ASEAN friends. ASEAN always reminds me of the sea tha...
Mar 07, 2019
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Public Presentation on Strategy to Promote Second Venture Boom
(Unofficial translation) Startup leaders, I am glad to meet you all.“A nation of startups that promotes innovation” – this phrase sums up one of my Administration’s top administrative priorities. We have been concentrating policy capabilities on revitalizing the country’s venture ecosystem. Today is my fifth meeting wi...
Mar 06, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 1st National Security Council Meeting of 2019
(Unofficial translation) Now, let me begin the National Security Council meeting. The second North Korea-United States summit, though its outcome was very regrettable, was an opportunity to confirm crucial achievements made thus far through dialogue between the two sides. First, the complete dismantlement of the Yeongb...
Mar 04, 2019
Address by President Moon Jae-in on 100th March First Independence Movement Day
(Unofficial translation)Fellow Koreans and compatriots abroad,One hundred years ago today, we were united as one. At noon on March 1, students passed out the Declaration of Korean Independence. At two o’clock in the afternoon, the national representatives held a ceremony to declare Korea’s independence at Taehwagwan in...
Mar 01, 2019