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Then, we will get in touch with the reporters who are covering the President’s visit to find out more about the cancellation of condolences.
Connect New York.
The reporter Lee Ki-joo! Immediately after arriving in New York, the presidential office again clarified the ‘condolence dispute’ that took place in London.
That’s how serious this controversy is, do you see it that way?
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It is such an atmosphere.
Before leaving London, Senior Public Relations Chief Kim Eun-hye once gave a rebuttal briefing, but soon after arriving in New York, Deputy Spokesperson Jae-myung Lee explained the situation in London again.
In short, there were no problems.
The deputy spokesperson said: “The allegations that he was overlooked, that worship services were not held, that condolences were canceled, that condolences were diplomatic without condolences, or that the president was late, are all false. “. .
Regarding the critique of “Shouldn’t we have started a little earlier?” He said: “I could have done it, but it was a sufficiently discussed and coordinated program with the British royal family” and drew a line on our theory of responsibility.
Here, “there was a request from the British royal family” was something that hadn’t been clarified the day before, but had also been announced.
It seems that the presidential office felt that the spread of these controversies was not serious.
Eventually, after attending the funeral, President Yoon did not visit, but only wrote the overdue condolence record.
The presidential office has repeatedly denied the abandonment controversy, saying: “It’s not just us, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the King of Monaco and the President of the European Commission have done the same.”
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So if you listen to the explanation of the presidential office, there is nothing wrong with the Korean government or the British side.
However, according to the previous report, the emperor went to Westminster Abbey at night to pay his respects to King Charles after the reception had ended the night before.
Was President Yoon also unable to offer his condolences immediately after the reception?
Did you have other plans?
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Yes. Summarize them in chronological order.
President Yoon arrived in London at 3:39 pm the day before yesterday.
And the King Charles reception lasted about an hour from 6pm to 7pm.
It was said that from the time I arrived in London until the reception I could not offer my condolences due to the city traffic.
However, after the reception, it appears that the Emperor also expressed condolences, so if there had been the will of the President’s office, it seems that condolences would have been possible.
In fact, from the reception area in Westminster, where the Queen is consecrated, it is only about a kilometer, so it’s only a 10 minute leisurely walk.
The presidential office replied that it was “according to the guidance of the British royal family” that they did not express condolences after the reception.
After the reception, President Yun held a meeting to inspect Typhoon Nan Madol with his staff in the hotel dormitory and also explained that he had reviewed speeches at the UN General Assembly.
However, as he toured the UK with the title of condolence diplomacy, there are critics that he should have somehow coordinated with the British royal family and gone to condolences in the evenings as well.
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The office of the president was not treated lightly by the British side, because I keep stressing that.
But the essence of this controversy is not whether President Yoon was mistreated or not, but whether or not he expressed condolences.
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Looking at the response from the presidential office after the controversy over the cancellation of this article, there are some explanations that are a bit difficult to understand.
“Why didn’t you go to pay diplomacy condolences and condolences?” is the focus of the controversy, but they refuse to say that the royal family provided a vehicle and that they were escorted by four police cars, not neglect, but hospitality.
The presidential office also said, “Even at the funeral, President Yoon sat in the same row with President Biden and sat behind President Macron,” and appears to focus on the claim that President Yoon was not treated. unfairly by the British royal family.
The essence of the matter lies in why the “condolence” program has not been removed from the two key points of this diplomacy program of condolence: “condolences” and “presence of the director general”.
It seems that the president’s office will have to reveal the details and details of the UK tour negotiations to resolve people’s doubts.
So far it has been delivered from New York.
Video Coverage: Park Jong-il, Kim Hee-geon / Video Editing: Jang Ye-eun
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