Last on the president's schedule of his 9-day Europe tour,... was speaking at a newly-established meeting, where the leaders from 7 countries gathered to discuss issues of global concern... such as climate change.
He also emphasized the need for the international community to help North Korea in terms of achieving sustainable growth.
Shin Se-min files this report from Copenhagen.
President Moon Jae-in said humankind should aspire to live happily ever after... during his address to the inaugural summit of the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030, or the P4G, in Copenhagen.
The South Korean leader stressed that the challenges facing the world require efforts from governments and private organizations,… and said issues like climate change and global poverty should be tackled from all sides.
President Moon said he looks forward to the role played by the newly-established group... as well as the various P4G partnership projects set to be carried out by countries, civic organizations and industrial circles on each continent.
He added the integration of Asian nations, accounting for more than one-third of the world population, will ensure sustainable growth can happen in a way that doesn't damage the environment to the same extent.
He admitted many Asian nations are unable to institute environmental policies as passionately as they'd like because their economic growth is largely powered by manufacturing, but stressed the importance of including Asia and encouraging change.
The president also touched upon North Korea.
He said the world should help the North, which doesn't have a strong manufacturing base,... to pursue a development model that ensures it can achieve economic and sustainable growth at the same time.
"The curtain has come down on the president’s 5-nation, 9-day tour of Europe. The biggest win from his grueling schedule of meetings was earning the full backing for his North Korea peace drive from numerous European nations. He also touted his administration’s clean energy policies as the world does it’s best to reverse the perils of climate change.
Shin Se-min, Arirang News, Copenhagen."
