Yoon Arrives at Seoul Airport... Ends 2-Day Japan Visit (Update)

Kim Ki-hyun, Joo Ho-young, and Others Welcome Yoon's Return

President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife, First Lady Kim Keon-hee, returned home on the 17th after a 1-night, 2-day visit to Japan.

The presidential couple arrived at Seongnam Seoul Airport around 7:56 p.m. that day. At Seoul Airport, Kim Gi-hyeon, leader of the People Power Party, Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, Kim Dae-gi, Chief Secretary, Lee Jin-bok, Senior Secretary for Political Affairs, Cho Hyun-dong, 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Han Chang-seop, Vice Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, welcomed them.

President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee, returning from a two-day visit to Japan, arrived at Seongnam Seoul Airport in Gyeonggi on the 17th and greeted Kim Ki-hyun, the leader of the People Power Party, who came to welcome them. [Image source=Yonhap News]

President Yoon, dressed in a dark navy suit with a red tie, and First Lady Kim, wearing a black suit with a green blouse, held hands as they descended the aircraft stairs.

President Yoon greeted Han Chang-seop, Kim Gi-hyeon, Joo Ho-young, Kim Dae-gi, Cho Hyun-dong, and Lee Jin-bok in order, shaking hands and saying, "Thank you for your hard work," and "Well done."

[Image source=Yonhap News]

Earlier, President Yoon visited Japan for two days in a 'working visit' format starting the previous day. This was the first bilateral visit by a Korean president in 12 years.

On the first day of his arrival in Japan, President Yoon attended a meeting with Korean residents in Japan as his first schedule, followed by a summit meeting, a state dinner, and social time with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio at the Prime Minister's residence.

At the Korea-Japan summit, President Yoon and Prime Minister Kishida agreed on restoring Korea-Japan shuttle diplomacy, normalizing the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), and launching an economic security consultative body.

On that day, they also held meetings with Japanese political figures, a Korea-Japan business roundtable, and a future generation lecture for Korean and Japanese university students at Keio University.