청 "Medical Community 'Division' Controversy Shows Misunderstanding of President's Sincerity" (Comprehensive)

President Moon on Legislative Agreement: "Very Fortunate"
"Repeatedly Expressing Gratitude to the Doctors"

President Moon Jae-in is removing his mask before speaking at the Chief Secretary and Aide Meeting held at the Blue House on the 31st of last month.

President Moon Jae-in expressed great welcome on the 4th to the government and medical community reaching a final agreement after friction over the expansion of public healthcare, and repeatedly conveyed his gratitude to the doctors. Meanwhile, the Blue House expressed regret over the controversy of division sparked by President Moon's SNS message encouraging nurses, stating that it was due to a misunderstanding of the president's sincerity.

◆ President Moon: "Very fortunate to reach medical-government agreement... I convey my thanks to the doctors"

Regarding the final medical-government agreement on that day, President Moon said, "It is very fortunate and welcome as the prolonged collective strike by doctors must have caused great concern among the people," according to Blue House spokesperson Kang Min-seok.

President Moon said, "Thanks to the dedication and hard work of doctors so far, protecting the lives and health of the people, K-Quarantine could succeed," and added, "I repeatedly express my gratitude to the doctors who are protecting the medical frontlines. I firmly believe that doctors will continue to play a significant role at this point."

President Moon said, "There is a saying that the ground hardens after rain," and added, "I hope this will be an opportunity to advance our healthcare system to the next level."

President Moon stated, "I hope the government and medical community will engage in frank dialogue, cooperate with the National Assembly, and pool wisdom," and said, "The government will communicate with a more humble attitude and do its best for the ultimate goal of improving public health." He also emphasized, "The government will also devote itself to the full-scale response system against COVID-19."

President Moon Jae-in is presiding over the 1st Korean New Deal Strategy Meeting at the Blue House on the morning of the 3rd.

◆ Blue House: "The controversy over division in the medical community shows a lack of understanding of the president's sincerity"

Additionally, the Blue House said regarding the controversy sparked by President Moon's nurse encouragement message on the 2nd, which escalated into a 'doctor-nurse division' debate, "It shows a lack of understanding of the president's sincerity."

President Moon's SNS message saying, "I am grateful for the dedication of nurses who took on the burden of striking doctors," has become embroiled in the controversy over division in the medical community and, following some media reports, has even spread to a 'blame-shifting' controversy.

A key Blue House official told reporters that day, "The president's SNS message to nurses was simply a message of thanks and consolation." The official added, "Please understand that the president has already sent messages of gratitude to medical staff including doctors several times."

The official emphasized again, "Today is the day when the difficult medical-government conflict was resolved. The president issued a message welcoming the fact that patients' lives and safety are now protected through this agreement, and also conveyed his gratitude to the doctors."

President Moon Jae-in is presiding over the senior secretaries and aides meeting at the Blue House on the 31st of last month.

◆ "Outline of 2nd disaster relief fund to emerge at ruling party-government-Blue House meeting on the 6th"

Meanwhile, regarding the selective payment of the 2nd disaster relief fund, the Blue House stated, "We expect an outline to emerge at the high-level ruling party-government-Blue House meeting on Sunday (the 6th) this week."

A key Blue House official said, "There is not much time left to pay those affected before Chuseok, so I think an outline regarding the specific recipients and scale will emerge soon," adding, "Specific details will likely require coordination."

The government has decided to selectively support groups affected by the resurgence of COVID-19 for the 2nd disaster relief fund.

The Democratic Party of Korea, the government, and the Blue House have been discussing the payment issues of the 2nd disaster relief fund, including the recipients, and plan to continue related discussions at the high-level ruling party-government-Blue House meeting on the 6th.

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