President Yoon Holds 60-Minute Surprise Talk with Former President Park Geun-hye (Update)

Unexpected Schedule... Dialogue from Normal Diplomacy to Industrial Sector
President Yoon: "Lessons from President Park Chung-hee's Era... Still Reflected Today"

President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the residence of former President Park Geun-hye in Dalseong-gun, Daegu Metropolitan City on the 7th. President Yoon had a conversation with former President Park, discussing a wide range of topics from summit diplomacy to the industrial sector.

According to the Blue House, President Yoon visited former President Park's residence in the afternoon and talked for 60 minutes. The meeting between the two former and current presidents was an unscheduled event, and former President Park came out to the front steps to greet President Yoon.

President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the former President Park Geun-hye's residence in Dalseong-gun, Daegu on the 7th, taking a walk and talking with former President Park.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

This meeting between President Yoon and former President Park came 12 days after the memorial service for the 44th anniversary of former President Park Chung-hee's passing on the 26th of last month. On this day, the two former and current presidents had tea with milk and fruit while chatting, and took a walk together in the residence garden. They discussed light topics such as the weather, the garden, and Biseulsan Mountain in Dalseong-gun, as well as topics ranging from summit diplomacy to industrial fields like hydrogen vehicles.

President Yoon said, "Reflecting on the national administration during President Park Chung-hee's era, I am incorporating lessons learned into the current administration," and mentioned that he had read former President Park's historical materials. In response, former President Park replied, "How did you manage to read all of that?" according to Lee Do-woon, spokesperson for the Blue House.