President Yoon: ``It's all my fault''... ``Congratulations on the successful holding of the Saudi Expo'' = South Korea

On the 29th, South Korean President Yoon Seo-gyeol commented on the failure to bid for the 2030 World Expo, saying, ``I want you to think that everything was my fault,'' and ``I will lead the way.''
It is my fault as president that I was not able to attract the bid." Continuing, he conveyed his Celebration to Saudi Arabia, the host of Expo 2030, and said, ``I hope the event was a success.''
We will support them to do so.” President Yoon held a press conference at the Presidential Room this morning and spoke as if he had just spoken. This press conference was not scheduled, but was held due to President Yoon's sudden decision.
President Yoon calmly stood in front of the microphone and said, ``During the presidential election process, I promised that if I became president, the entire government would do our best to host the Busan World Expo.''
``When the president-elect was elected, we were grateful that our companies participated by saying, ``We will stand together,'' and the public and private sectors participated by saying, ``We will achieve this together.''
I think we accomplished this without any regrets." He continued, ``I have met more than 150 times with the leaders of 96 countries, and have had dozens of telephone conversations with them, but what are the predictions that I have felt while interacting with the public and private sectors?
"It was a very different result." President Yoon said, ``The bid to host the Busan Expo is not just for the development of Busan alone, but for the balanced development of our country based on the two axes of Seoul and Busan.
``It was an attempt to achieve growth based on economic growth.'' He continued, ``If we are currently experiencing unbalanced growth in which only certain regions develop, it will be difficult for us to cultivate our potential growth potential and achieve dramatic growth.''
It’s difficult,” he said. He continued, ``Just as we can only play a good game by using the entire field when playing soccer, in order for us to jump further ahead of the world's 10 largest economic powers, we must use the entire field.
"We must fully industrialize and use all areas of the country," he said. President Yun said, ``Although we failed in our bid to host the Expo, we will continue to pursue our national balanced development strategy.''
has emphasized the idea of ``a world exposition of sharing and a world of solidarity.'' The basic tone of South Korea's foreign policy will not change at all, and it will continue to strive to contribute responsibly to the international community under the global central diplomatic policy.
"We will continue to thoroughly promote and implement this commitment for the sake of Korea's national dignity." President Yoon said, ``I sincerely hope that Saudi Arabia, our core partner, will host the World Expo in Riyadh, which has been a long-awaited goal.''
We would like to offer full support to Saudi Arabia with the materials and experience we have prepared for the Busan World Expo, as well as the assets we have, to help Saudi Arabia hold a successful World Expo.''
We will support the event."