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Today (15th) is the 77th Liberation Day.
President Yoon Seok-yeol announces his congratulatory speech this morning on the occasion of the first Liberation Day since his inauguration.
In addition to the emphasis on 'freedom' mentioned 35 times in his inaugural address, it seems that he will also include messages to North Korea and Japan.
Reporter Park Won-kyung reports.
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President Yoon Seok-yeol will attend the 77th Liberation Day celebration held today at 10 am at the Presidential Office in Yongsan.
The focus is on Liberation Day congratulatory speech.
The congratulatory speech will include a message to Japan that focuses on forward-looking relations, along with a message to North Korea that North Korea can help economic prosperity if it gives up its nuclear weapons.
Previously, President Yoon announced in a national task that he would develop the spirit of the Kim Dae-jung-Obuchi Declaration, which presented the future vision of Korea-Japan relations while facing the past.
Today's congratulatory speech will also emphasize the value of freedom, which President Yoon mentioned 35 times in his inaugural address.
The mention of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in the preamble of the Constitution is also expected to be included in the congratulatory speech, and President Yoon emphasized the value of freedom yesterday at the relay ceremony to move the 17th rank of the Suyuri Liberation Army to Daejeon Memorial Hall.
[President Yun Seok-yeol (Yesterday, 17th reunion ceremony for Liberation Army Suyuri): This freedom we enjoy to our heart's content is based on the sacrifice of those who threw their lives away like a shovel for freedom and the independence of their country only in the dark realities and despair of the Japanese colonial period. is to stand.
At the relay ceremony, President Yoon said that the government will ensure that there is no negligence in respecting those who sacrificed and devoted themselves for the country and the people responsibly.