Former President Kim Young-sam’s second son, Kim Hyun-cheol, chairman of the Kim Young-sam Presidential Memorial Foundation, and former President Kim Dae-jung’s second son, Kim Hong-eop, chairman of the Kim Dae-jung Asia-Pacific Peace Center, are laying flowers and burning incense at the second anniversary memorial service for the late former President Roh Tae-woo held at Dongwha Gyeongmo Park in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, on the afternoon of the 26th./Newsis
At 3 p.m. on the 26th, the second anniversary memorial service for former President Roh Tae-woo was held at Dongwha Gyeongmo Park in Paju, Gyeonggi-do. Former President Roh’s children, Roh Jae-heon, director of the East Asian Culture Center, and Noh So-young, director of the Butterfly Art Center, welcomed about 400 mourners at the entrance of the ceremony hall. The bright-faced director Noh Jae-heon said, “The deceased was lucky with the weather when he was alive.” Rain was predicted that day, but it did not fall during the memorial service.
Starting with Kim Hyun-cheol, the second son of former President Kim Young-sam, chairman of the President Kim Young-sam Memorial Foundation, who arrived 30 minutes before the start of the event, Kim Hong-up, chairman of the Kim Dae-jung Peace Center, the second son of former President Kim Dae-jung, arrived. Subsequently, members of the Moon Jae-in administration, including former Presidential Chief of Staff Noh Young-min and former Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, also attended the event. Park Nam-seon, who was the head of the May 18 Citizen Army Situation Room, and former Liberation Association Chairman Jang Ho-kwon, the eldest son of the late Jang Jun-ha, also came. A wreath from President Yoon Seok-yeol was placed in the center of the memorial hall.
DJ’s second son visits Roh Tae-woo’s 2nd anniversary – Former President Roh Tae-woo’s eldest son, Roh Jae-heon (far left), chairman of the East Asia Cultural Foundation, and former President Kim Dae-jung’s second son, Kim Hong-up (far right), chairman of the Kim Dae-jung Peace Center, at the 2nd President Roh Tae-woo 2 held at Dongwha Gyeongmo Park in Paju, Gyeonggi-do on the 26th. Shaking hands at the memorial service. /Newsis
The first memorial speech was made by Kim Jong-in, advisor to the Roh Tae-woo Center and former emergency committee chairman of the United Future Party (formerly the People Power Party). He said, “Demands that had been suppressed for about 20 years (before democratization) were erupted all at once, but the deceased acknowledged the changes of the times and solved the problem through dialogue and compromise.” The second memorial speech was given by Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party. He said, “His flexible politics is a great example in today’s era of conflict and polarization.”
Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming and Hungarian Ambassador Sarderhai Stephen also attended the memorial service on this day. It is meant to commemorate the deceased’s achievements in ‘Northern diplomacy’. Ambassador Stephen, who gave his third memorial speech, said, “The deceased established diplomatic relations with over 40 countries through northern diplomacy, and Hungary was the first country to establish diplomatic relations.” He added, “In 1989, he came to the Hungarian National Assembly and said, ‘The establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries signaled the end of the Cold War system. “I gave a speech saying, ‘I sent a message of reconciliation and hope to the whole world,’” he said. At last year’s memorial service, Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming gave a eulogy.
Accordionist Alexander Shaikin also played accompaniment to the recording of ‘Besame Mucho’ sung by former President Roh. Besame Mucho is the deceased’s favorite song.
2023-10-26 12:42:00
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