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■ Progress: Kim Hyun-jung, anchor
■ Conversation: Park Joo-seon (Chairman of the Presidential Inauguration Preparation Committee)
Only two weeks left. The inauguration ceremony of the President will be held on May 10th. The slogan of the inauguration ceremony is ‘again, Korea, a new nation of people’. The maximum number of invitations is 41,000 people. And the venue for the inauguration is the National Assembly, and the dinner for foreign guests is held at the Shilla Hotel. The cost of the inauguration ceremony alone was confirmed to be 3.318 billion won. There are also voices criticizing this as ‘it’s a luxurious inauguration ceremony’ and ‘shouldn’t it be a little more streamlined as it is the right time?’ Let’s take a look directly with this person who is leading the inauguration ceremony. Let’s connect with Park Joo-seon, chairman of the Presidential Inauguration Preparation Committee. Chairman Park Joo-sun, hello.
◆ Park Joo-sun> Yes, hello.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> Now that it’s the last days, are you very busy?
◆ Park Joo-sun> Yes, it is.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> That’s right. To what extent are the preparations complete?
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◆ Park Joo-sun> Progress is progressing smoothly as planned. is becoming At the end of this week, invitations will be decided by lottery, and invitations will be sent out early next week.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> The number of invitations is about 40,000. Originally, there were two or three thousand people. Has it grown a bit?
◆ Park Joo-sun> Originally, there were about 10,000 people, but social distancing has been relaxed now, and so about 41,000 people were confirmed like this.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> I don’t know if the release of the outdoor mask will be next week or two weeks later.
◆ Park Joo-sun> Yes, it is. As of that day, the quarantine rules are for masks to be worn outdoors, so if these quarantine rules are not improved, the inauguration ceremony will have no choice but to wear a mask.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> How do you know now? You’re probably keeping an eye out for information on the inauguration committee.
◆ Park Joo-sun> The current government seems to have the idea that it is okay to take off the outdoor mask, but the transition committee seems to have different opinions because it is premature. We will hold the inauguration ceremony according to the issue of quarantine rules as set by the relevant departments and ministries.
◇ Kim Hyeon-jeong> I say that I will do the same according to what has been decided. The contents of the celebratory performance were not made public, but national unity is the key. Did you decide only this?
◆ Park Joo-seon> Now, the president-elect also made the performances with children, youth, the underprivileged, and unknown stars as the center, and by participating as the national representatives of all of you who have made the Republic of Korea bright and dedicated and volunteered for the Republic of Korea in various ways. There has been a request for the inauguration ceremony to be held in the midst of the people with and next to the people, so we are trying to proceed in a way that is simple, simple, yet meaningful, and impresses the people, but it is not an easy problem.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> There was a time when Michael Jackson came and there was a time when Psy came out to perform. A famous star like this won’t come out this time, right?
◆ Park Joo-sun> This time, it’s a little bit more than that. Unknown stars. You can expect that people with talents no less than that will attend the performance.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> That’s right. I heard that an event related to the opening of the Blue House is also planned. How is that going?
◆ Park Joo-seon> Now that the opening ceremony of the Blue House overlaps with the inauguration time of the president, after the inauguration ceremony followed by the inaugural speech, the opening of the Blue House through two-way broadcasting and the president’s declaration of openness. there is a situation. So, the Blue House Open Task Force team and the executives of our inauguration ceremony preparation committee are in close contact and communication now.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> I can’t picture that well in my head right now, but in the middle of the inauguration ceremony in the front yard of the National Assembly, how do I open and show the opening of the door by connecting the Blue House through dual live broadcasting?
◆ Park Joo-sun> Yes.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> Are you thinking about it?
◆ Park Joo-sun> Yes.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> That’s right. This is an event that I am paying attention to right now and giving it strength.
◆ Park Joo-sun> Yes.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> I understand. All right. When I looked at how much the budget was in this way, it was 3.318 billion won plus alpha. How much do you expect this extra cost plus alpha?
Park Joo-seon, chairman of the Presidential Inauguration Preparation Committee, holds a press conference at the briefing room of the Presidential Takeover Committee in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. National Assembly Photo Foundation
◆ Park Joo-seon> Right now, I don’t know if there is any kind of review in the working group, but I am trying to hold the inauguration ceremony within the range of the budget that has been set. I can’t hide the fact that the cost has risen a bit since I’m going to hold an event with various grafts. But now, the cost of the inauguration ceremony is too high. This is why the ruling party is making it a political issue right now, but neither our Preparatory Committee nor the president-elect have ever asked for a budget for the inauguration ceremony. Since the inauguration of the president is already scheduled for May 10 at the regular National Assembly in 2021, the budget for the inauguration ceremony was set in consideration of the inflation rate by agreement of the ruling and opposition parties. Without knowing whether the ruling party candidate will become president or the opposition candidate will become president, the National Assembly has set a budget, and now it is a luxurious inauguration ceremony. I am thinking that it is not a political offensive that should be done.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> Then, this budget of 3.3 billion won is the budget that the National Assembly has set in a situation where you don’t know who will be the president?
◆ Park Joo-sun> Yes, it is.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> But there is no law to use them all. (Laughs) Isn’t it okay to use less? Chairman.
◆ Park Joo-sun> Well. I’m preparing for the inauguration ceremony within the budget, and in order to save the budget, I didn’t even invite the various big stars I mentioned earlier.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> Even so, it costs 3.3 billion won. Because now.
◆ Park Joo-sun> What is the current inflation rate? It’s the first presidential inauguration ceremony in 10 years.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> Think about the inflation rate. All right.
◆ Park Joo-sun> 10 years ago, when President Park Geun-hye was president, it was 3.1 billion won, but now it’s 3.3 billion won.
◇ Kim Hyeon-jeong> The cost of the inauguration ceremony of past presidents has been sorted out, so we are showing it on YouTube now. Of course, you have to factor in inflation. In 1993, President Kim Young-sam was 1,020 million won, President Kim Dae-jung was 1.45 billion won, and President Roh Moo-hyun was 2.034 billion won. President Lee Myung-bak won 2.479 billion won, and President Park Geun-hye won 3.1 billion won. Chairman, I think this is probably the most stimulating part. In other words, this part where the banquet for foreign guests was decided at the Shilla Hotel. How many foreign guests are you inviting?
◆ Park Joo-sun> I’m expecting 150 to 200 people. Originally, we had decided to hold a state dinner at the Blue House guesthouse, but the opening ceremony of the Blue House is on May 10th, so if that happens, it will have to be blocked from 2pm onwards due to the security of the president and other state guests. Then, the opening ceremony loses its light again and causes a lot of inconvenience to citizens, so the Shilla Hotel guesthouse was inevitably selected. Why, even at the Blue House guesthouse, you have to bring food from the hotel and cook it, so even at the hotel guesthouse, you only have to add a bit to the cost of the guesthouse, it is a luxurious state dinner, not a dinner for foreign guests.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> How much do you cover for food? The cost of meals at the Shilla Hotel varies depending on the composition, but at least 150,000 won to 250,000 won.
◆ Park Joo-seon> I haven’t been able to figure it out yet because the working-level officials are currently negotiating, but in the meantime, I will do so in accordance with the foreign summit dinner.
◇ Kim Hyeon-jung> At the Blue House, that is, the current ruling party raises the question of ‘Because the Blue House guesthouse is an independent structure, you can have a dinner for foreign guests at the Blue House guesthouse separately from the opening of the Blue House on that day, so why a hotel?’ more
◆ Park Joo-seon> No, I don’t know because I’m not in charge of security, but I can’t because of the security problem, but even at the Blue House guesthouse, there is little difference in the cost of catering hotel food, in other words, because an outsourced company comes and prepares the food.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> There is almost no difference in cost.
◆ Park Joo-sun> Yes, they are on the offensive for a political offensive.
◇ Kim Hyeon-jeong> You say that there is a difference in the amount of the rental fee. But on that day, if the president also comes and close to 200 foreign guests, don’t we have to pay the charter? Shilla Hotel.
◆ Park Joo-sun> Please say it again. I can’t hear it.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> Isn’t it a situation where you have to pay a charter for the security issue at the Shilla Hotel?
On the morning of the 26th, in front of the main office of the National Assembly, workers from companies related to inauguration are setting up a basic temporary structure to prepare for the inauguration ceremony of the 20th president. Reporter Yoon Chang-won
◆ Park Joo-sun> It is not. In the meantime, successive presidents have held many events at the Shilla Hotel Youngbin, and it is said that such a security procedure is possible without inconvenience to other hotel guests.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> The cost of meals is almost the same. Nevertheless, the Shilla Hotel probably has some symbolism. It is the most luxurious hotel in Korea. The people are in a very economically difficult situation as they have been suffering from Corona for two years now, and I think the people might be a little disappointed because of the situation. Chairman. How do you see it?
◆ Park Joo-sun> The presidential inauguration ceremony is a national event prescribed by law, and is it not possible to go to a food stall or a tent village for a dinner attended by foreign heads of state or foreign guests?
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> Talking about food stalls…
◆ Park Joo-seon> As I said earlier, even if this is a Blue House guesthouse, there is little difference in cost because a hotel catering company has to come and prepare the food.
◇ Kim Hyeon-jeong> Do you think that the symbolism of a high-end hotel in a place is not a big problem?
◆ Park Joo-sun> I’ve had this happen at a guesthouse like that before. Even in the hotel guesthouse.
◇ Kim Hyeon-jeong> Yes, I have never held an inauguration ceremony like that, but there have been other private events. During the selection process, did the elected Seok-Yeol Yoon make a proposal?
◆ Park Joo-sun> It is not. The Blue House said it was a bit difficult for the Blue House guesthouse because of the security problem, so we looked for possible places on that date, and it was selected. Fortunately, there were no reservations at that time.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> I understand. All right. Who will you invite? This is also of great interest, but it became a topic of discussion after the invitation of Michael Jackson under former President Kim Dae-jung and Park Jong-bun, a business man in the market during former President Lee Myung-bak. During the former President Park Geun-hye, the hero of the Gulf of Aden, Captain Seok Hae-gyun. When Yoon Seok-yeol was elected, who is special among the special people who say that everyone is special?
◆ Park Joo-sun> As I said before, we invite 700 minutes to search for those who silently sacrificed and sacrificed for the country, and those who glorified the country, and hidden heroes. Among them, there is a plan to distribute material to the media when the inauguration ceremony is imminent for those who are still symbolic and meaningful.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> It is a little difficult to reveal it now.
◆ Park Joo-sun> Yes.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> I’m very curious. I heard that Kwon Yang-soon, wife of former President Roh Moo-hyun, and Kim Yun-ok, wife of former President Lee Myung-bak, who is imprisoned, are also invited. Is that correct?
◆ Park Joo-sun> Yes.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> Is this also a dimension of national harmony?
◆ Park Joo-seon> Not only was the precedent the same, but national unity is also meaningful. It would be better if the former president appeared in launching a new government. Wouldn’t it be a little more meaningful if you do it and do it?
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> Former governor Lee Jae-myung and former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min, who were rivals in the presidential election, decided not to invite these people.
◆ Park Joo-sun> If they see it, they will really welcome it, but it may not be polite because it is unprecedented and there is a risk that it will remind you of the painful wounds of defeat or make it bigger if you do it wrong. So this time, we tentatively concluded that we will not be invited.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> Then, have you ever had contact with the bottom of the water? Have you tried seeing a doctor?
◆ Park Joo-sun> I didn’t.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> The doctor didn’t say that, but he said that he was worried about whether it would be a little burdensome.
◆ Park Joo-sun> When many people around us say such things and when we review inside, it can be disrespectful if we do it by mistake, even if it is polite and courteous. . In that regard, we had an in-depth discussion, and this time, according to the precedent, we decided not to give an invitation separately.
◇ Kim Hyeon-jeong> You may want to come inside (laughs), but I don’t know, but the precedent is that you don’t invite them anyway.
◆ Park Joo-sun> Even in the case of foreign leaders, if they send their opinion that they want to attend the inauguration ceremony before we invite them, then we formally set the invitation procedure. Again, if the candidates who competed this time express their intention to attend the inauguration ceremony, we will be really happy to accept it and proceed with the invitation process in a respectful manner.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> I understand. The Korea-Japan Policy Advisory Group dispatched to Japan sent a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Kishida, did you get a reply?
◆ Park Joo-sun> I haven’t been contacted yet.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> If you attend, this is the signal for the restoration of Korea-Japan relations. Not yet.
◆ Park Joo-sun> Yes, it is very nice to come. But, as I said earlier, since it is under administrative jurisdiction, we can proceed with the invitation process only when the Prime Minister expresses his intention to attend. It’s an international custom, and it’s a diplomatic practice.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> Actually, there was no inauguration ceremony before the Moon Jae-in administration. Until then, I kept coming. Former and current Prime Minister of Japan. Since that was the custom, is there a possibility that it will come again, as it is the custom, or that it will come now, but there is a possibility that it will not come?
◆ Park Joo-sun> Well. It is difficult for me to presuppose even that, but if you attend, I think that it would be a big step towards a more meaningful progress in Korea-Japan relations.
◇ Kim Hyeon-jeong> What is the atmosphere like?
◆ Park Joo-sun> I am not able to understand the situation because the policy advisor has not yet been contacted.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> I see. Preparations for the inauguration so far, ah, one more. About a minute left. Did you hear President Moon Jae-in’s talk yesterday? Chairman?
◆ Park Joo-sun> I didn’t hear it.
◇ Kim Hyeon-jeong> There was a very sharp criticism regarding the relocation of the Yongsan office. ‘Relocating to the Ministry of National Defense during a regime change like this. Leave the Ministry of Defense, get out of the room, I think this is dangerous.’ This is what President Moon Jae-in said.
◆ Park Joo-seon> President Moon Jae-in even carried out preliminary expenditures directly presided over by the president, and I have seen reports of doing so, but it is a matter decided by the successor president, and the progress is progressing without any setbacks. It’s a bit difficult to understand.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> It is difficult to understand why you have already approved and approved the cost. All right. I’m going to listen up to this point. Thank you, Chairman of the Inauguration Preparation Committee.
◆ Park Joo-sun> Yes, thank you.
◇ Kim Hyun-jung> It was Chairman Park Joo-seon.
