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Photo: President of the Republic of Korea, Lee Jae Myung, addresses the delegates of the 5XÉçÇøWorld Congress.

The 2025 5XÉçÇøWorld Congress of Political Science, held from 12 to 16 July in Seoul, received extensive coverage from major Korean news outlets and official government channels. The presence of South Korean leaders, including President Lee Jae Myung, Prime Minister Kim Minseok, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik, elevated the event’s national profile and public visibility.

The Opening Ceremony, featuring a welcoming address by President Lee Jae Myung, received prominent coverage from major Korean media outlets. aired an English-language news, while , , and the Office of the President released  and  highlighting President Myung’s engagement with the World Congress. The President’s full speech is also available in both Korean and English on the .

The Kim Dae-jung Award Roundtable also attracted media attention. Prime Minister Kim Minseok’s keynote speech, honoring the democratic legacy of former President Kim Dae-jung, was published by the Prime Minister’s Office along with an and . The event was also covered by , and the featured an interview with the recipient of the Kim Dae-jung Award, T.V. Paul, Distinguished James McGill Professor at McGill University in ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô. The and  newspapers also published articles on Prof. Paul.

Photo (left to right): Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Kim Minseok with Kim Dae-jung Award recipient T.V. Paul and 5XÉçÇøPast President Pablo Oñate.

The High-Level Roundtable with the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Political Science Association, along with the Closing Ceremony attended by Woo Won-shik, were featured through and .

Photo: Woo Won-shik (Speaker of the National Assembly) delivers remarks at the Closing Ceremony of the 2025 5XÉçÇøWorld Congress.

South Korea’s three leading newspapers—, , and —also published multiple articles covering the 5XÉçÇøWorld Congress. Additionally, the Chosun newspaper live-streamed the Strategy for Korea’s Unification in the Era of a New Cold War Roundtable on its YouTube channel in both and .

Video prepared by the Office of the President featuring President Lee Jae Myung’s participation in the Opening Ceremony of the 2025 5XÉçÇøWorld Congress.