President Moon's Second Invitation Event at Cheong: Buddhist Leaders Meeting on the 18th (Summary)

Expressing Gratitude for COVID-19 Religious Gathering Suspension and Quarantine Cooperation... Also Seeking Advice on National Governance

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] President Moon Jae-in plans to invite Korean Buddhist leaders to the Blue House on the 18th for a roundtable meeting. This is the second such event following the Buddhist leaders' invitation to the Blue House in July last year.

Im Se-eun, Deputy Spokesperson of the Blue House, stated in a written briefing on the 17th, "President Moon will hold a roundtable meeting with Korean Buddhist leaders at the Blue House Main Building from 11 a.m. for one hour on the 18th. This is the second time a roundtable meeting with the Buddhist community is held at the Blue House since last July."

Deputy Spokesperson Im said, "This meeting is to express gratitude for the Buddhist community's cooperation in suspending ceremonies and events during critical moments of COVID-19 prevention, and to request continued cooperation during the Chuseok holiday period as well. President Moon also plans to seek advice from Buddhist leaders on state affairs."

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The roundtable will be attended by 13 Buddhist leaders including Wonhaeng Sunim, the Chief Executive of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and Chairman of the Korean Buddhist Council, Mundeok Sunim, Chief Executive of the Cheontae Order of Korean Buddhism, and Hoeseong Jeongsa, Director of the Tongsawon of the Jingak Order of Korean Buddhism, along with the Chief of Staff to the President, Senior Secretary for Civil Society, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Choi Jae-sung, Senior Secretary for Political Affairs, who was newly elected as the President of the Blue House Buddhist Employees Association.

Deputy Spokesperson Im added, "Next Thursday, the first meeting of the government and religious community's COVID-19 response consultative body will be held under the Prime Minister's chairmanship. Leaders of the seven major religious orders including Buddhism, Protestantism, Catholicism, Won Buddhism, Confucianism, Cheondoism, and the Korean Ethnic Religion Council are expected to attend."

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