Tak Hyun-min Reveals President Moon's European Tour
Private Meeting with Pope Francis on the 29th of Last Month

Tak Hyun-min, Protocol Secretary at the Blue House, posted on his Facebook on the 2nd, revealing images of President Moon Jae-in embarking on a 7-night, 9-day European tour. Photo by Secretary Tak (Facebook capture)

Tak Hyun-min, Protocol Secretary at the Blue House, posted on his Facebook on the 2nd, revealing images of President Moon Jae-in embarking on a 7-night, 9-day European tour. Photo by Secretary Tak (Facebook capture)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Tak Hyun-min, Protocol Secretary at the Blue House, revealed the appearance of President Moon Jae-in, who embarked on a 7-night, 9-day European tour.


On the 2nd, Secretary Tak posted a photo of President Moon’s overseas tour schedule on his Facebook, stating, "My feet are bleeding. I wonder if it’s really necessary to go this far in many ways." He continued, "He came out at 10 a.m. and worked continuously until 10 p.m., a full 12 hours. And this is only halfway through the schedule."


The day before, Secretary Tak also informed about President Moon’s overseas tour schedule via Facebook, saying, "The last G20 schedule. From 11 a.m. until now, 6 p.m., a forced march." He added, "The schedule was delayed, so (President Moon) had no choice but to grab a sandwich for a quick meal and met with President Biden (of the United States) at the final schedule," and "From tomorrow, the COP (26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties) schedule will be in the United Kingdom."


On the 28th of last month, President Moon set out on a European tour to attend the Group of Twenty (G20) summit and other events. President Moon is visiting Italy, the United Kingdom, and Hungary in sequence to carry out related schedules.



On the 29th of the same month, he also held a private meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. During this meeting, President Moon proposed a visit to North Korea to the Pope, who reportedly responded, "If you send an invitation, I will gladly go for peace." This was President Moon’s second visit to the Vatican, following his visit in October 2018.


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