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| ▲ President Moon Jae-in is taking a commemorative photo ahead of his interview with former British Prime Minister Theresa May in Korea to attend the World Knowledge Forum at the Blue House on the afternoon of the 16th. | |
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President Moon Jae-in met with former Prime Minister Theresa May (now a member of the Conservative Party), Britain’s second prime minister.
President Moon met with former Prime Minister Mei for 36 minutes starting at 3 p.m. on the 16th, welcoming May’s first visit to Korea, and former Prime Minister May greatly appreciated Korea’s response to Corona. 19 (a new coronavirus infection).
President Moon “The first major guest since Corona 19”
President Moon Jae-in said in an interview that day: “When I was prime minister, I had a number of useful conversations on the occasion of a multilateral event, but I was very sorry that I could not see it in Korea.” “I was happy to broadcast.
President Moon said, “This is the congressman’s first visit and I am also an important guest since Corona 19. I think this is a meeting that has special meaning for all of us.”
“The UK is a blood alliance and a key partner country that sent a lot of troops to the Korean War,” he said. .
President Moon said, “The Korean people have been able to reaffirm the strong friendship with the United Kingdom that has kept the peace in the Republic of Korea,” he said. did.
Former Prime Minister May “Korea responded to Corona 19 in an exemplary manner”
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| ▲ Former British Prime Minister Theresa May, who visited Korea to attend the World Knowledge Forum, is preventing President Moon Jae-in from the Blue House on the afternoon of the 16th. | |
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Former Prime Minister May mentioned “Korea’s response to Corona 19” and said, “I want to congratulate the President and the Korean people above all else.” “Korea responded to Corona 19 in an exemplary way in the world.”
He said, “That’s why I would like to take this opportunity today to learn about Korea’s experiences and discuss how to respond in the future.”
Former Prime Minister Mei reminded me that this year is the 70th anniversary of the Korean War. “Many people describe the Korean War as a forgotten war, but I think it is not a war that will never be forgotten, and I have to remember all the people who sacrificed themselves during the war.” Emphasized.
Former Prime Minister May said, “The president and I look forward to further improving the relationship between Korea and the United Kingdom, especially in the field of trade and scientific and technological cooperation.”
Mentioning that the P4G (‘Solidarity for Green Growth and 2030 Global Goals’) summit and the 26th Climate Change Conference will be held in Korea and the UK next year, I think this momentum can be exercised ”, he highlighted the prominence of both countries.
Fourth meeting
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| ▲ President Moon Jae-in is interviewing former British Prime Minister Theresa May in Korea to attend the World Knowledge Forum at the Blue House on the afternoon of the 16th. | |
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President Moon Jae-in had the first summit meeting with former Prime Minister May while visiting the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly in September 2017, just after taking office. At the time, the two leaders agreed to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Korea and England independently of Brexit (Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union) and to cooperate closely to resolve North Korea’s nuclear issue peacefully.
We then held our second summit at the ASEM (Asia-Europe Summit) held in Brussels, Belgium in October 2018, and also met at the G20 (Top 20 Countries Meeting) held in Osaka in May 2019.
In particular, Seo-hoon, head of the Blue House National Security Office, and Park Cheol-min, foreign policy secretary, are present at the interview, drawing attention. President Moon may have requested the UK’s role to resume the inter-Korean-American dialogue, which was interrupted after the “ Hanoi No Deal ” in February 2019. The UK has an embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea, and is a permanent member of the UN Security Council (Security Council). On the British side, the British Ambassador Simon Smith was present.
Meanwhile, it is known that former Prime Minister May will meet with 13 members of the first elected legislators, including 7 members of the Democratic Party and 6 members of the people’s force tomorrow (17).
Who is former Prime Minister Mei? … Second Prime Minister after Thatcher
Former Prime Minister May was born in 1956 as the only child of the Anglican priest Hubert Brasier and studied geography at St. Hughes College, University of Oxford. After graduating from university, she worked for the British Central Bank and the British Payment Exchange Association (financial organization).
After entering politics as a member of the Merton district of London, she served as the first female chairperson of the Conservative Party and chairperson of the party after becoming a member of the House of Representatives. In July 2016, he was sworn in as the 76th Prime Minister after playing an active role as a long-time Home Secretary and representative of the Conservative Party. After former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, she is the second Prime Minister in the history of the British Parliament.
Immediately after being elected prime minister, he vowed: “I will make a country not for a few privileged few, but for all of us” and “to fight against the injustices that prevail in society and represent the common working family.”
Inside and outside the UK, he was evaluated by “pragmatic reformers”, “liberal modernizers” and “European moderates”. There is also an assessment that his conversational skills and meticulous personality resemble German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
He’s a ‘shoe mania’ who enjoys cooking enough to have over 100 cookbooks and loves shoes with unique patterns and designs. During his tenure as Prime Minister, he received great attention for his unique sense of fashion.
However, in July 2019, he resigned as Prime Minister after failing to complete the Brexit incident (British withdrawal from the European Union) that caused internal division in the UK. He is currently the seventh member of Congress.
