President Moon Jae-in on Monday participated in a promotional event for the PyeongChang Olympics which will be held exactly 200 days later in the Gangwon provincial city.
 
According to the presidential office, his presence at the 70-minute event at the Alpensia Resort Convention Center in Pyeongchang heralded the beginning of the governmental efforts to promote the country’s first-ever winter Olympics.
 
After being appointed as an honorary ambassador for the PyeongChang Games, Moon delivered encouraging words to the organizing committee members, addressed his determination as an honorary ambassador. He also posed for promotional pictures along with other honorary ambassadors, including former Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-na and comedian Jung Chan-woo. 

During the event, Moon also noted that the South Korean government is keeping the door open to North Korea participating in the PyeongChang Olympics, urging the North once again to take part in the quadrennial sporting event.