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President Moon Holds Back Words During Recorded Speech for Korea Society... Video Delivered on October 6

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] The Blue House expressed that it does not want to get caught up in a fruitless controversy regarding President Moon Jae-in's remarks at the Korea Society event. This came as an effort to quell the controversy sparked by the president's renewed mention of a Korea Peninsula end-of-war declaration.

A senior Blue House official, when asked by reporters on the 8th whether President Moon's speech at the Korea Society event was recorded before the North Korean shooting incident involving a missing Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries official, stated, "Honestly, we do not want to get caught up in a fruitless controversy related to the end-of-war declaration or peace issues on the Korean Peninsula."

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The Blue House refrained from disclosing the recording date. However, the senior official conveyed that "the date provided was the 6th."

Earlier, in his keynote speech at the Korea Society's virtual annual dinner, a non-profit organization, President Moon said, "I hope that South Korea and the United States will cooperate for a Korea Peninsula end-of-war declaration and lead the active participation of the international community."

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