The prime minister said at the '572 Hangul Day Celebration Ceremony' held at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul this morning.
The joint compilation project of the Korean-American dictionary was organized by the compilers of the two Koreas, which was based on the 'Standard Korean Language Dictionary' and 'Korean Dictionary' respectively. But it was suspended in 2015 after the regime was replaced and inter-Korean relations were strained.
Lee said, "The Moon Jae-in government is trying to continue the joint compilation of the" big dictionary "," he said. "We can not delay the work of knowing each other and making the North change again."
"If this is accumulated and accumulated, the day when the South and the North are fully unified like the King Sejong can come sooner," he said.
Lee also stressed that Hangul is our asset. Lee said, "There are not many people who have both their own words and writings like us. "It is almost the only thing that is certain about who, when, why, and how we made it in the forty articles," he said. "Hangul is not only ours, but also the assets that World mankind will proudly protect and protect."
"The number of World people learning Korean is increasing," he said, referring to the decision to award the Cultural Medal to BTS, which contributed to the spread of Hangul at the Cabinet meeting on August 8, "He said.
Lee said, "It is our job to keep, refine and cultivate the words and writings of the Korean people." He pledged that "everyone, including the Korean Society, academia and civic groups, will work together.
He added, "I hope that it will be today to think about the precious Hangul and the gratitude of King Sejong who made it."
The previous day, the Cabinet decided to award the "Hwagwan Cultural Medal" to BTS. Lee said, "Many young people from abroad are calling the lyrics in Korean as a group, contributing not only to the spread of Korean Wave but also to the spread of Hangul."
"World youths write down and sing BTS songs" "It is our job to keep, trim and cultivate words and writings."