President Moon Pays Tribute at National Cemetery: "Restore People's Daily Lives and Leap Forward as a Leading Nation"

Jung Sye-kyun, Hong Nam-ki, Yoo Eun-hye and other Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers pay respects at National Seoul Memorial Cemetery... Ministers Chu Mi-ae, Park Young-sun, Byun Chang-heum and other Cabinet members accompany

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] On the morning of the 2nd, President Moon Jae-in paid tribute at the National Seoul Memorial Cemetery and wrote in the guestbook a message stating, "We will restore the daily lives of the people and leap forward as a leading nation."

On that day, President Moon was accompanied by Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye. Minister of Justice Chu Mi-ae, Minister of SMEs and Startups Park Young-sun, and Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Byun Chang-heum also joined.

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Minister of Science and ICT Choi Ki-young, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha, Minister of Unification Lee In-young, Minister of National Defense Seo Wook, Minister of the Interior and Safety Jeon Hae-cheol, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Kim Hyun-soo, Minister of Environment Cho Myung-rae, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Sung Yun-mo, Minister of Health and Welfare Kwon Deok-cheol, Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jae-gap, Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Moon Sung-hyuk, and Minister of Gender Equality and Family Jeong Young-ae also accompanied President Moon.

From the Blue House, newly appointed Chief of Staff Yoo Young-min, Chief of Policy Kim Sang-jo, Director of National Security Office Suh Hoon, Chief of Security Service Yoo Yeon-sang, Spokesperson Kang Min-seok, Protocol Secretary Tak Hyun-min, and First Secretary Shin Ji-yeon were also present.

Meanwhile, after arriving, the Cabinet members exchanged fist bumps and shared New Year's greetings saying, "Happy New Year." Around 7:59 a.m., when President Moon arrived at the site, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, Minister of the Interior and Safety Jeon Hae-cheol, and Director of the National Seoul Memorial Cemetery Yang Seop welcomed him. President Moon was wearing a black coat and a black tie.

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