Remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol in Lecture for Korea and Japan's Future Generations

It is a great pleasure to meet you here at Keio University, a renowned institution for its academic tradition of pragmatism and openness. I am delighted to have this opportunity to share with you my thoughts on the significance of my visit to Japan and the future that our two countries should build together. My visit to Japan, Korea’s closest neighbor, to work towards normalizing the strained bila…

Remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol at Korea-Japan Business Roundtable

Business leaders from Korea and Japan, I’m pleased to meet all of you. We have gathered here today to transform Korea and Japan’s tense relationship into one that is forward-looking and to create a new framework for business cooperation. To address the current polycrisis confronting the entire world, solidarity and cooperation among the countries that share such universal values as freedom, human …

Remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol at Joint Press Conference Following Korea-Japan Summit

First of all, I would like to thank Prime Minister Kishida and the people of Japan for warmly welcoming my delegation. I am very pleased to be the first Korean President in 12 years to visit Japan for a bilateral summit. Looking back at the state of Korea-Japan relations around the time of my inauguration, it is especially meaningful for me to be here, beside Prime Minister Kishida, going over the…

Opening Remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol at Korea-Japan Summit

I would like to begin by expressing my gratitude to Prime Minister Kishida for his warm hospitality extended to me and my delegation. I am now the first Korean President to visit Japan for talks in 12 years. Our meeting today holds significance to the people of both countries as it marks a new beginning for Korea-Japan relations, which have suffered numerous challenges in the past. Korea and Japan…

Address by President Yoon Suk Yeol on 104th March First Independence Movement Day

Fellow Koreans, 7.5 million Korean compatriots overseas, decorated patriots who fought for the nation’s independence, Today we celebrate the 104th March First Independence Movement Day. First of all, I pay a heartfelt tribute to our fallen patriotic forefathers and patriots who sacrificed and devoted themselves to the cause of Korea’s freedom and independence. My deepest gratitude also goes to our…