President Moon: "Deputy Prime Minister Hong Achieves Great Success in Overcoming COVID Economic Crisis, Reappointed" (Comprehensive)

Judged as the right person to overcome the COVID-19 economic crisis... Blue House seeks to resolve controversy over Deputy Prime Minister Hong's position by reaffirming confidence

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] President Moon Jae-in reaffirmed his confidence in Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki, calling him the right person to lead economic recovery. The Blue House emphasized President Moon's trust repeatedly to quell ongoing controversies over Deputy Prime Minister Hong's position.

On the 5th, Blue House spokesperson Kang Min-seok stated at a Chuncheon briefing, "President Moon judged that Deputy Prime Minister Hong Nam-ki achieved great results in overcoming the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 and is the right person to tackle the critical tasks of economic recovery ahead, so he rejected his resignation and reaffirmed his confidence."

A senior Blue House official explained the background for reiterating President Moon's message of confidence in Deputy Prime Minister Hong, saying, "To elaborate on the President's remarks, (Deputy Prime Minister Hong) achieved significant results in overcoming the COVID-19 economic crisis," and "(President Moon's message of confidence) is intended to fully support him."

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