President Moon visits front line guard post and army boot camp to encourage soldiers
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President Moon Jae-in made a rare trip to a front line area near the border today.
The South Korean leader inspected the guard post there and also encouraging new recruits undergoing basic training.
Hwang Hojun has the highlights from that visit. The South Korean President went out into the biting cold to encourage the soldiers.
President Moon Jae-in visited Arrowhead Ridge in Cheorwon County, Gangwon-do Province to inspect the guard posts there. The area is the same place where the two Koreas removed landmines last month so they can excavate remains from the Korean War next year... from April to October.
President Moon's visit can be seen as a way of checking the progress made so far in implementing the September 19th inter-Korean military agreement, which called for a halt to “all hostile acts" between Seoul and Pyeongyang,... and as an expression of his determination to establish lasting peace on the Peninsula.
The South Korean commander-in-chief's inspection took place after a luncheon with new conscripts at the boot camp of the 5th Infantry Division based in Yeoncheon, some 60 kilometers north of Seoul. A special ceremony was also held to encourage the soldiers-in-training.
President Moon expressed his gratitude to the soldiers for their hard work for the sake of the nation's security.
"In a way, it might seem like you're spending the most glorious time of your youth in the military. It is admirable that you are devoting your youth to our nation's security, for the sake of the lives and safety of the people and of your families. I hope you take pride in that."
He also stressed the importance of a strong defense... to establishing peace on the Peninsula.
This was the first time President Moon has inspected a unit on the front line since his inauguration in 2017.
Hwang Hojun, Arirang News.
President Moon Jae-in made a rare trip to a front line area near the border today.
The South Korean leader inspected the guard post there and also encouraging new recruits undergoing basic training.
Hwang Hojun has the highlights from that visit. The South Korean President went out into the biting cold to encourage the soldiers.
President Moon Jae-in visited Arrowhead Ridge in Cheorwon County, Gangwon-do Province to inspect the guard posts there. The area is the same place where the two Koreas removed landmines last month so they can excavate remains from the Korean War next year... from April to October.
President Moon's visit can be seen as a way of checking the progress made so far in implementing the September 19th inter-Korean military agreement, which called for a halt to “all hostile acts" between Seoul and Pyeongyang,... and as an expression of his determination to establish lasting peace on the Peninsula.
The South Korean commander-in-chief's inspection took place after a luncheon with new conscripts at the boot camp of the 5th Infantry Division based in Yeoncheon, some 60 kilometers north of Seoul. A special ceremony was also held to encourage the soldiers-in-training.
President Moon expressed his gratitude to the soldiers for their hard work for the sake of the nation's security.
"In a way, it might seem like you're spending the most glorious time of your youth in the military. It is admirable that you are devoting your youth to our nation's security, for the sake of the lives and safety of the people and of your families. I hope you take pride in that."
He also stressed the importance of a strong defense... to establishing peace on the Peninsula.
This was the first time President Moon has inspected a unit on the front line since his inauguration in 2017.
Hwang Hojun, Arirang News.