President Yoon's ``closing speech'' at the Democracy Summit... ``We have a grave responsibility to stand up against authoritarianism and anti-intellectualism.''

``Authoritarianism and anti-intellectualism continue to threaten the values and spirit of democracy in every corner of the world,'' South Korean President Yoon Seo-gyeol said on the 21st, ``We are determined to meet such challenges.''
Our mission and responsibility is extremely important." President Yoon held a ceremony from the night before to this day at the state guesthouse in Cheongwa Dae (former South Korean presidential palace).
In his closing speech at the Third Democracy Summit, he said, ``The future of young people and our children depends on our efforts now.''
He continued, ``South Korea, together with democracies around the world, will continue to make efforts to realize the results of this summit and further mature global democracy.
I'm going,'' he emphasized. President Yoon said, ``Democracy is an essential condition for building the foundations of global security and prosperity,'' and ``the past three summits have demonstrated our firm commitment to this.''
It was an opportunity for me to reaffirm my beliefs." He continued, ``The leaders of countries that share universal values, as well as people from civil society, the private sector, international organizations, and academia from all over the world, will gather together.
"Today marks the end of the third summit, but our great journey for democracy continues."