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(Unofficial Translation) Business leaders from Saudi Arabia and Korea, ministers of both governments, distinguished guests, I extend my heartfelt congratulations on the opening of the Saudi-Korean Investment Forum. It is very meaningful that this Forum for bilateral economic cooperation is being held today in Riyadh...

Jan 18, 2022

(Unofficial Translation) Honorable Prime Minister Mohammed, distinguished guests, Congratulations on the opening of the 2022 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. This event, the first international environment gathering of the year, has once again – following the COP26 last November – brought dignitaries from around the w...

Jan 17, 2022

(Unofficial Translation) Thank you Seoul National University Hospital President and CEO Dr. Kim Yon-su for your welcoming remarks. Thank you CEO of Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital Dr. Suh Chang-suk for your briefing on the status of medical services. Dr. Kim didn’t come here just to brief me. As I understand,...

Jan 17, 2022

(Unofficial Translation) Honorable people of the United Arab Emirates, Minister of Tolerance Al Nahayan, distinguished guests, I extend my heartfelt congratulations on the successful opening of the Expo 2020 Dubai and the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United Arab Emirates. I am grateful to Prime Minister Mo...

Jan 16, 2022

(Unofficial Translation) Business leaders from the United Arab Emirates and Korea, distinguished guests, I am glad to meet you all. Today, the main players in our two economies have been brought together to seek bilateral cooperation in the hydrogen industry. This industry is key to achieving carbon neutrality. It, un...

Jan 16, 2022

(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the first Central and Local Government Cooperation Meeting. The era of autonomy and decentralization 2.0 has begun. The overhauled Local Autonomy Act as well as five laws to strengthen autonomy and decentralization will come into force all at once from today. Thanks to many peo...

Jan 13, 2022

(Unofficial Translation) Having rung in a new year, we have invited our religious leaders to Cheong Wa Dae. I wish you all a Happy New Year. We are joined by President Wonhaeng of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, President Ryu Yeong-mo of the United Christian Churches of Korea, General Secretary Lee Hong-jung of t...

Jan 12, 2022

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, residents of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province and citizens of Gumi, At last, a job-creation program is getting off to a vigorous start in Gumi today with this plant’s groundbreaking ceremony. It comes two and a half years after LG Chem and the region’s labor, management, ...

Jan 11, 2022

(Unofficial Translation) Thanks to proactive cooperation from the people and the medical community, the spread of COVID-19 continues to abate, and various epidemic prevention and control-related indices are improving markedly. Our people have actively cooperated with the Government’s anti-epidemic measures, and ...

Jan 10, 2022

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, residents of Gangwon-do Province and Goseong-gun County, I have come to Gangwon-do for my first official tour in the New Year, 2022. It is a great pleasure to start off this New Year with welcome news. At last, we are about to break ground with the first shovel load of dirt t...

Jan 05, 2022