Departing Kang Min-seok, Blue House Spokesperson: "Completing My Odyssey and Returning"

Blue House Spokesperson's 'Farewell Statement' Delivered... "The President's Time Is Strict, the President Is the Hour Hand, the Secretary Is the Minute Hand"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] "Now I conclude my odyssey and return." On the 16th, Kang Min-seok, the spokesperson of the Blue House, conveyed this 'farewell statement.'

On the same day, Kang handed over his position to the newly appointed spokesperson Park Kyung-mi and left the Blue House. At a meeting with reporters, Kang calmly shared his feelings. He said, "The president's time is solemn. Within that solemn time of the president, I believe the president is the hour hand, and the secretaries must be the minute hand."

Kang explained, "To move the president's time forward by one notch, secretaries must passionately revolve dozens of times," adding, "When such a hectic day, the president's eventful day, accumulates, we call it history."

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Kang evaluated, "It was an honor to serve as the spokesperson for a segment of the president's schedule in the historically inaugurated Moon Jae-in administration, but it was also an exhausting task."

He said, "I did my utmost to convey the president's heart, but it was insufficient," and added, "My successor will fill in the remaining parts."

Kang stated, "From a slightly different position, I will earnestly wish for and support the success of the Moon Jae-in administration," and said, "I believe President Moon will ultimately overcome the current high waves and the COVID-19 crisis."

Kang added, "The remaining time of the president will be hope," and said, "The time spent with journalists and the feeling when I disappear through that door of the Press Center will remain unforgettable for a long time."