청 "President Moon gave up weekends to prepare the National Assembly opening speech..."

청 "President Moon's Opening Speech at Risk of Being Overlooked"... Opening Ceremony Schedule Continues to Be Delayed, Speech Revised Eight Times in Preparation

[Asia Economy reporters Ryu Jeong-min and Son Seon-hee] "President Moon Jae-in prepared a 30-minute long speech, expecting to deliver the opening address on June 5. I believe you can imagine how much effort went into it."

A senior Blue House official expressed regret on the afternoon of the 1st when meeting with reporters about President Moon preparing the opening speech for the 21st National Assembly but being unable to deliver it due to the failure of negotiations between the ruling and opposition parties. The pre-prepared speech lost its effectiveness as the situation changed, leading to repeated processes of preparing new opening speeches.

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The senior Blue House official explained, "The speech, which was prepared with great care, became outdated as the opening ceremony was continuously delayed and the situation changed. So the speech had to be prepared again. It required a complete rewrite," adding, "President Moon had to write the speech entirely anew once more. Even this past weekend, he gave up his weekend to focus on drafting the speech."

The senior Blue House official said, "President Moon rewrote the speech completely three times. Including minor and major revisions, he edited the speech eight times in total," adding, "The speech’s main themes were the determination to overcome the national crisis caused by COVID-19 and economic issues such as the Korean New Deal."

The senior Blue House official once again expressed regret, saying, "The 30-minute speech, into which President Moon poured his heart and soul regarding economic measures to overcome the national crisis and the lives of the people, is now at risk of being shelved."

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