On the 7th, protesters are picketing at the exit of the VIP room for international flights at Gimpo Airport. Reporter Jeong-ju Lee Raphael Grossi, secretary-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), arrived in Korea to complete a two-night, three-day visit to Korea, but stayed at the airport to avoid protests and escaped in about two hours with the ‘Seongdonggyeokseo’ strategy. .
Secretary-General Grossi, who arrived at Gimpo Airport at around 10:30 pm on the 7th after completing a tour of Japan, stayed in the VIP room for about 30 minutes after arriving and did not appear.
At the same time, demonstrators, including members of civic groups opposing the discharge of contaminated water, waited for Secretary-General Grossi at the international exit of Gimpo Airport, holding pickets and shouting slogans.
Protesters waited to protest against Secretary-General Grossi, shouting “Go Home” and “No to dumping in the sea”, and about 300 police officers were deployed to the scene to ensure safety.
About an hour after arriving, Secretary-General Grossi and his party tried to come out through another exit in the airport building, not through the VIP room exit, but found reporters and protesters waiting at the scene and hurriedly hid in the elevator, creating a commotion. It was also weather.
At around 11:20 p.m., a black vehicle waiting near the exit approached in reverse, and after a while, the carriers that appeared to be Grossy’s luggage were transported to the trunk of the vehicle.
After midnight, around 0:30 am on the 8th, when a large number of police forces began to be reinforced in front of the exit of the VIP room again, a cloud of war hovered at the moment. Protesters started gathering again in groups of two and three, chanting slogans such as “Come out now” and “Don’t hide.”
However, in the end, Secretary-General Grossi did not appear. After radio communication between several police officers, the waiting police also left the scene.
According to the police, General Secretary Grossi escaped through the aisle of the airport cargo terminal to avoid the protesters.
On the 7th, protesters are picketing at the exit of the VIP room for international flights at Gimpo Airport. Reporter Lee Jung-ju
It was judged that it was difficult to come out through the official VIP room exit, and in the end, the police forces were driven to the exit to divert the attention of the reporters and protesters, and they used the so-called ‘Seongdonggyeokseo’ strategy to go out to another exit.
Secretary-General Grossi is reported to be interviewing some media outlets at a hotel near Gwanghwamun in Jongno this morning on the first schedule of his visit to Korea. In the afternoon, Yoo Kook-hee, chairman of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, and Park Jin, minister of foreign affairs, will meet individually.
On the morning of the 9th, we will meet with the opposition Democratic Party. On the afternoon of the 9th, when the visit to Korea ends, he plans to move to New Zealand via flight.
2023-07-08 01:55:00
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