French First Lady "Impressive Women's Efforts in Overcoming Korea's COVID-19"... Focus on Kang Kyung-wha and Jung Eun-kyung

First Lady Kim Jung-sook "Safe return of overseas Koreans from Africa and other third countries via French arranged flights... Gratitude"

First Lady Kim Jung-sook, wife of President Moon Jae-in, is taking a photo with Brigitte Macron, wife of President Emmanuel Macron, during a visit to France in October 2018.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Son Sunhee] Brigitte Macron, the First Lady of France, praised the remarkable efforts of Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Director Jung Eun-kyung during South Korea's response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), describing their activities as "very impressive displays of women's brilliant efforts."

Yoon Jae-kwan, Deputy Spokesperson of the Blue House, conveyed in a written briefing on the 23rd that during a phone call between First Lady Kim Jung-sook, wife of President Moon Jae-in, and First Lady Macron the previous day, such remarks were made. The two first ladies agreed on the importance of bilateral cooperation to overcome the COVID-19 crisis.

First Lady Kim expressed condolences and sympathy regarding the recent surge in confirmed cases and deaths in France, stating, "In an era of quarantine, efforts to connect people are precious." She also expressed gratitude for France's support, saying, "Thanks to the flights arranged recently by the French government, our citizens stranded in third countries such as Africa were able to return safely." Furthermore, she conveyed deep empathy and support for France's initiative to promote international cooperation for African countries' COVID-19 response.

First Lady Macron highly praised South Korea's COVID-19 response and said, "I express my respect to the Korean people."

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