President Lee Jae-myung will hold a press conference at Cheong Wa Dae on the 8th of next month to mark the first anniversary of his inauguration. Following press conferences on the 30th and 100th days after his inauguration last year and the New Year's address, this will be the fourth, and it will run for about 100 minutes starting at 10 a.m. Lee Gyu-yeon, senior presidential secretary for public communication at Cheong Wa Dae, said at a briefing that it will be an occasion to look back on the past year of the government of popular sovereignty and to clearly set out the vision and key tasks for the second year of state affairs, adding that Lee will also deliver a commemorative address for the first anniversary of his inauguration.
The theme of the conference is "the light symbolizing democracy and the path all citizens walk together," and it will take questions from about 160 domestic and foreign reporters divided into the areas of ▲people's livelihood and the economy ▲politics and foreign affairs and security ▲society and culture. Lee said, In particular, two college students who are reporters for university media will ask the president about the concerns and tasks of the younger generation, adding that this year's SisaIN University Journalist Award winner and last year's Korea Press Foundation (KPF) University Media Award winner will ask questions.