President Yoon meets atomic bomb victims and vows to develop Japan-Korea relations in a future-oriented manner

On the 29th, mid-autumn celebration (Chuseok), South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol held a luncheon meeting with fellow atomic bomb victims at the presidential guesthouse, saying, ``The government will never again turn its back on the pain of our fellow citizens.''
I won't point it at you," he said. Spokesperson Lee Do-eun said in a written briefing on the same day, ``President Yoon will be the first South Korean president to travel to Hiroshima in May this year to attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit.
"I met with fellow atomic bomb victims and said I would soon invite them to South Korea," he said, adding, "Through this invitation, I have kept that promise." At the time, President Yun was in South Korea with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida.
They visited the Cenotaph for the Japanese Atomic Bomb Victims, paid their respects to the atomic bomb victims, and pledged to carve out a future of peace and prosperity together. On the same day, when President Yun entered the room, his fellow countrymen stood up and made a loud noise.
Spokesperson Lee said the meeting was greeted with applause. President Yun said, ``It took 78 years for the government to welcome you like this.I would like to once again say that I am sorry for being so late.
``The Korean government will work with Japan, our closest neighbor, who shares the universal values of freedom, human rights, and the rule of law, to promote peace and prosperity in the region and around the world.''
He continued, ``We will develop Japan-Korea relations in a more future-oriented manner and do our best for our fellow countrymen.'' ``Our government is a global central power that fulfills its role and responsibility to the international community.
"Through the vision of your home, you and your descendants will have a sense of pride and pride," he added. In response, Kwon Joon-oh, chairman of the Korean Special Committee for Atomic Bomb Victims, who came from Hiroshima, said,
He gave a speech on behalf of his fellow atomic bomb victims. Chairman Kwon thanked President Yoon and his wife for keeping the promise they made in Hiroshima in May, and said he was honored.
Chairman Kwon said, ``The fact that Prime Minister Kishida and his wife visited the cenotaph together means that the Japanese people are also aware of the new era in Japan-Korea relations.''
"They responded that the situation had come, and I now have hope that the environment will be even better from now on."
Kim Hwa-ja, vice president of the former Mindan Women's Association Hiroshima Prefectural Headquarters, was born in Hiroshima when she was 4 years old.
He revealed that he was a victim of the atomic bombing, and although he was only 4 years old, he recalled that his memories of the time were vivid. Although she had lived her life hiding the fact that she was "a first-generation atomic bomb survivor," she tearfully said that she was honored to have a place like this.
Ta. Spokesperson Lee emphasized, ``Vice Chairman Kim Former once again expresses his sincere gratitude to the president and his wife for visiting the Cenotaph for the Korean Atomic Bomb Victims, as Korean residents in Japan and atomic bomb survivors.''