South Korea: Outgoing President Moon Jae-in emphasized unity and continued the country’s history of development

On the last busy working day, President Moon visited the Seoul National Cemetery and visited the graves of people with meritorious services in the Independence Resistance Movement at Hyochang Park in Yongsan District in central Seoul.

Then, at the Blue House, President Moon gave a farewell speech in which he reviewed the achievements of the Government Korea in the past 5 years, emphasizing the success in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, post-pandemic economic recovery and the initiative on carbon neutrality to create momentum for the country’s solid development. In a 10-minute speech, President Moon called for national unity, an end to deep divisions after the March presidential election, and the resumption of inter-Korean dialogue, emphasizing “peace” is a condition for existence and prosperity”, and expressed his hope that the new administration would inherit the accumulated achievements of the previous administration and develop further to continue the success story for Korea.

Outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in greets the people upon leaving office in Soeul on May 9, 2022 (Photo: Yonhap/VNA)

The government led by Moon Jae-in was formed after candlelight protests demanded the resignation of former President Park Geun-hye. President Moon got off to a good start with massive public support following the impeachment of his predecessor Park Geun-hye, who was found guilty of corruption and abuse of power. President Moon is credited with his efforts to improve inter-Korean relations by holding three consecutive summits with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and mediating negotiations on denuclearization. between North Korea and the United States. At the time of 2017, inter-Korean relations were at the brink of war when North Korea repeatedly launched missile tests and nuclear tests for the 6th time. However, the situation was turned around during the Winter Olympics. PyeongChang early 2018. As a result, leaders of the two Koreas held summit talks at the truce village of Panmunjeom on April 27, 2018.

Next, President Moon visited Pyongyang and held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on September 19 of the same year. The two Koreas have agreed on a road map for peace, cooperation and national reconciliation, although negotiations have since stalled and North Korea has recently resumed 15 missile tests, including rockets. Ballistic.

President Moon’s government has also effectively dealt with many crises during his term, achieving remarkable economic results, reflected in many indicators such as export turnover or higher per capita income. level of 30,000 USD/year. However, during his term, President Moon also admitted to having failed in the real estate sector as house prices in South Korea rose higher than ever. A case in point is his “income-driven growth policy” that revealed limitations that led to job losses and hurt smaller businesses. In an interview on April 25, President Moon apologized for the fact that some personnel in his government had not responded to the people’s requests. He also admitted that this had influenced the results of the last presidential election. However, until the end of his term, President Moon maintained his approval rating at 40%, which is unprecedented.

President Moon will perform the final rituals when attending the inauguration of his successor Yoon Suk-yeol on the morning of May 10 and will then board a bullet train from Seoul Station at noon on the same day to go home. in Yangsan City, South Gyeongsang Province. When leaving the Blue House on the evening of May 9 with First Lady Kim Jung-sook, President Moon thanked the people, saying that he was “relieved that he is relieved of his burden to become a former president.” successful system”.

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