Minister Kang Kyung-wha Holds Video Conference with Wuhan Consuls: "We Will Do Our Best to Protect Overseas Koreans, Thank You"

Four Consuls Remain at Consulate General to Support Korean Residents... One Local Korean Doctor Also Stays to Provide Medical Assistance

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the 12th, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha held a video conference with the consuls of the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Wuhan, China, who remain in Wuhan carrying out official duties, and encouraged them, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

On that day, Minister Kang said, "Thanks to your efforts, our citizens, foreign spouses, and families have safely returned home," and added, "I thank the staff of the Wuhan Consulate General who did their best to protect overseas Koreans."

She continued, "It is both grateful and heartbreaking to think of the consulate staff who are fulfilling their duties under difficult conditions, separated from their beloved families," and urged them to continue doing their best. In response, Deputy Consul General Lee Kwang-ho said, "We will do our best until the end."

At the Consulate General in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, the epicenter of COVID-19, four consuls including Deputy Consul General Lee remain to support Korean residents. Originally, nine staff members, including five consuls and four administrative staff, had been supporting the Korean residents in Wuhan, but one consul and four administrative staff returned to Korea via the third chartered flight.

Minister Kang also expressed gratitude to Dr. A, who remained in Wuhan to provide medical care to Korean residents, saying, "Thank you for making a righteous decision to protect our citizens."

Dr. A, a plastic surgeon who has been operating a hospital in Wuhan, had planned to return on the third chartered flight but stayed behind to provide medical support to local Korean residents.

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