South Korean President Moon Jae-in concludes multilateral platform debut: Draws int'l sup

문재인 대통령, 북핵 부터 보호무역 배격, 기후변화 대응 까지 국제 지지 및 공조 끌어내며 첫 다자외교 무대 마무리
We start with the G20 Summit... where South Korean President Moon Jae-in has wrapped up his debut on the international stage showing off his diplomacy skills.
Our Blue House correspondent Moon Connyoung is traveling with the president and files this report.
Messehallen Convention Centre
Hamburg, Germany

INTRO

"Through thousands-strong protests and sharper-than-ever disagreements between world powers to test-firing of its most advanced missile to date by North Korea, the two-day summit of the Group of 20 major economic powers have come to a close with the adoption of a joint communique."

From the get-go, North Korea's nuclear and missile program was bound to surge to the front in the German port city of Hamburg this year.

Starting with a joint statement by South Korea, U.S., and Japan on the eve of the official opening...

"The three leaders are committed to applying maximum pressure on Pyongyang so it changes its ways and refrains from provocative and threatening actions. They will also take the steps necessary to hold serious talks with the North for the regime's denuclearization."

and all throughout the two-day long summit... which, although short of making it into the final commuique or the Leaders' Declaration, led the host of this year's summit to make an oral statement.

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"On North Korea, I want to say that everyone talking about it expressed their great concern that this development is very threatening, and everyone pointed out the relevance of the UN Security Council. We hope that the UN Security Council will find an adequate answer to this new violation of the resolution, and there was broad agreement on this here."

At the same time, President Moon also called for international assistance for the North Korean people... emphasizing humanitarian aid in the health and medical sectors must not be linked to political conditions.

And, that's not all.

"Even on issues like trade and climate change where major countries remained starkly divided, the president expressed our strong opposition to trade protectionism and support for the Paris Agreement on climate change. He called for policy cooperation by all countries thereby, restoring our status as a responsible nation in the global arena."

The South Korean president also introduced the new administration's economic policy of people-centered investment, fair economy, and innovative growth... as ways to tackle low growth, high unemployment, and economic polarization - problems shared by countries all across the globe.

All that... in four G20-wide working sessions and 13 bilateral and trilateral meetings on the sidelines of the two-day long global leaders' meeting.

" South Korean President Moon Jae-in's debut on the international stage has also come to an end... without much hiccups. Achievements, yes. But the South Korean leader also flies back home with a longer, more complicated to-do list that need to be taken care of in the next few months.
From the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Moon Connyoung, Arirang News."

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