PRES. LEE HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE TO MARK FIRST MONTH

Welcome to Thursday's edition of Press Perspective.

It's July 3rd here in Seoul.

I'm Min Sunhee.

The Lee Jae Myung administration has marked its first full month at the top office and in our panel session today we touch upon this reality and more.

For this I have Celio Fioretti with French daily La Croix.

Celio welcome.

I also have freelance journalist Yang Chien-Hao with us.

Chien-Hao it's good to have you here.

Celio, let's begin with a few words about President Lee Jae Myung's public address to mark his first month at the top office.

What was the gist of his message?

Chien-Hao, what was your takeaway from the president's Q&A session with members of the media?

Chien-Hao, how is the president's leadership style being perceived by the public here, do you think?

And Celio, how is the international media framing the president's handling of state affairs thus far?

I mean, is there a general tone of optimism? Or caution? Or skepticism?

Chien-Hao, what public pledge that he has put into action immediately after taking office do you care to highlight and why?

Celio, what about you?

What do you believe has been quite notable during his first 30 days at the top office?

And Chien-Hao, what's the latest with regard to the formation of his Cabinet, and what do his nominations tell you about his policies for South Korea?

Celio, on the diplomatic front, the key phrase with regard to the Lee Jae Myung administration is "strategic patience" as it seeks to put on track a pragmatic foreign policy.

How feasible is such a strategy keeping in mind the Trump factor, if you will?

And Chien-Hao, moving forward, what are some of the next decisions that may shape the trajectory of the Lee administration as we speak?

All right.