Moon Declines New Year Press Conference... "Focusing on Omicron Response"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] President Moon Jae-in has decided not to hold the New Year's press conference scheduled for the end of this month.

Park Soo-hyun, Senior Secretary for Public Communication at the Blue House, stated on the 24th, "Given that the Omicron variant has become the dominant strain, it seems practically difficult to hold the New Year's press conference as we need to focus on responding to this situation."

Park explained, "President Moon had been preparing to have a time this year as well to freely receive questions from journalists and respond through the New Year's press conference," adding, "The schedule was planned for this week after completing the Middle East and Central Asia overseas tour."

However, due to the recent spread of the Omicron variant and the daily new confirmed cases reaching 7,500, the situation has become serious, and it appears that all efforts will be focused on response. Park said, "It is very regrettable that the opportunity to directly communicate with journalists who ask questions on behalf of the public has become difficult."

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