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President Moon Jae-in today (9th) congratulates President-elect Biden of the United States.

For the first time, I used the expression as elected.

President Moon said that he would communicate with Biden-elect in various ways, and that there would be no gaps in the ROK-US alliance and peace policy on the Korean Peninsula.



Today’s first news, reporter Jung Kyung-yoon.



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yesterday's social media congratulatory message, President Moon Jae-in, who did not use the expression'election', and today's first US presidential candidate Joe Biden were called'elect.



[President Moon Jae-in: I pray that President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris will unite the United States and lead a successful government.]



At the same time, he emphasized'multilateral communication' with Biden-elect and other key figures.



[Moon Jae-President: (kicks with the US government) Meanwhile sameu lessons of the past based on the accumulated achievements and experience, while we will gather the wisdom to help achieve greater progress in the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and peace -



especially in North-South relations He said he expects to create an environment where new solutions can be found.



He also said that there will be no gaps in the ROK-US alliance and the peace process on the Korean Peninsula.



It means that we will continue to cooperate with the Trump administration until the end, including the meeting of the Korean-US foreign ministers tomorrow.



Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa, who is visiting the United States, is expected to meet with US Secretary of State Pompeo tomorrow, and secretly contact Biden camp personnel after that.



The new administration's policy toward North Korea expressed these expectations.



[Kang Kyung-hwa/Minister of Foreign Affairs: I don't think this is'return to the strategic patience of that time.'

(I think it should be made based on the progress and achievements of the past three years.)] As



President Trump does not admit defeat, full-fledged diplomatic diplomacy such as dispatching special envoys between President Moon and Elect Biden or talking on the phone In the case of, the timing will be decided depending on the situation in the United States and the movement of neighboring countries.



(Video coverage: Jeil, Shin Dong-hwan, Park Eun-ha, Video editing: Jung Sung-hoon)