2023-06-20 14:25:00
global | 2023.06.20 23:55
[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Tae-hoon = President Yoon Seok-yeol gave a speech in English as the fourth speaker at the 2030 World Expo Competition Presentation (PT) held at the General Assembly of the Organization for International Expositions (BIE) in Paris, France on the 20th (local time).
President Yoon said, “The Busan Expo will be a solution platform to respond to the complex crises facing humanity,” and “It will be a meeting place to create new business opportunities.”
“Korea will share its development experience with the international community through the ‘Busan Initiative’ and take the lead in solving the problems facing humanity,” he said. “The Busan Expo will realize a cultural expo.”
In addition, he emphasized, “The Busan Expo will become a platform of value for future generations,” and “through the Busan Expo, young people around the world will learn to cooperate together as a human community.”
[서울=뉴스핌]President Yoon Seok-yeol gives a speech of encouragement at a dinner meeting for French compatriots held at a hotel in Paris on the 19th (local time). [사진=대통령실 ] 2023.06.20 photo@newspim.com
The following is the Korean translation of President Yoon Seok-yeol’s English speech at the BIE General Assembly.
Dear Mr. Chairman, Mr. Secretary-General,
Greetings from the delegations of member states.
Today at the 172nd BIE General Assembly
It is an honor to be able to deliver the promise of Korea for global citizens and future generations.
Since its establishment in 1928,
I salute the leadership of the International Exhibition Organization, which has made a great contribution to the growth of the world economy through free trade.
The World’s Fair is not just about trade.
It has played a role in finding solutions to the crises and challenges faced by mankind and presenting visions.
The world today is incomparable to the past.
We are facing uncertainty and multiple crises.
War and conflict, WMD and terrorism threaten not only world peace but also the viability of civilization.
The digital divide and economic inequality
It threatens the sustainable peace and prosperity of the international community.
2.9 billion people, or 37% of the world’s population
I am unable to use digital devices and the Internet.
the climate crisis
It poses an existential threat to humanity.
Last year, the global average temperature rose by 1.15°C above pre-industrial levels.
Over the past decade, sea level has more than doubled since the 1990s.
More than 200 million people have been forced to leave their hometowns due to abnormal weather such as heavy rains, heat waves, and droughts.
The climate, health and food crises of the Global South are catastrophic;
The gap between North and South Korea is widening.
Now we must act to address the challenges facing humanity.
Busan is a gateway to the Eurasian continent and a city advancing to the ocean.
It is a city of challenges and a city of the future.
The Busan Expo will become a solution platform to respond to complex crises facing humanity.
Busan Expo will be a meeting place to create new business opportunities.
Korea’s advanced digital technology
It will provide a fantastic space for exchange.
The Republic of Korea, which was devastated by war 70 years ago, has recovered thanks to the help of the international community.
It has transformed into an economic powerhouse with advanced industries and innovative technologies.
The Republic of Korea wants to repay the international community for what it has received.
The Republic of Korea is carrying out a total of 1,258 official development assistance projects targeting member countries of the International Exhibition Organization.
Korea through the ‘Busan Initiative’
share development experience with the international community,
We will take the lead in solving the problems facing humanity.
In addition, the Busan Expo will realize a cultural expo.
Diversity of all cultures is respected
All members will be treated equally.
It will be an exhibition where all countries can freely express their unique culture, traditions and skills.
Korea has more than 110 member states
We promise the largest participation support ever.
Furthermore, the Busan Expo is for future generations.
It will be a platform of value.
We must pass on a clean and safe earth, sustainable peace and prosperity to future generations.
We need to create a world of bigger dreams and visions.
Through the Busan Expo, young people around the world
You will learn to work together as a community of people.
Korea has already accumulated sufficient experience through two recognition fairs held in Daejeon in 1993 and Yeosu in 2012.
South Korea has also hosted mega events such as the 1988 Summer Olympics, 2002 World Cup and 2018 Winter Olympics.
We are a prepared candidate country.
Korea to prepare for the best expo
You have fully invested.
Korea will create the most perfect world exposition in history.
Central and local governments, businesses, citizens, all political parties,
And 7.5 million overseas Koreans all over the world
Everyone is eagerly aspiring for the Busan Expo with one mind.
The London Expo of 1851 marked the industrial revolution in England, and the Paris Expo of 1900 represented French culture and art.
It became an opportunity to spread around the world.
The 2000 Hanover Expo helped turn our economy and industry away from technocracy towards nature and the environment.
The 2030 Busan Expo will be remembered as an expo that changed our perspective from the logic of competition to the value of solidarity.
Busan is ready.
We are all one.
Let’s change the world together and move toward a better future.
Let’s meet in Busan in 2030.
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