President Moon Pays Respects at the Funeral of the Late Director Baek Gi-wan (Update)

by Ryu Jeongmin

Published 17 Feb.2021 09:33(KST)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] On the morning of the 17th, President Moon Jae-in visited the funeral hall at Seoul National University Hospital, where the late Baek Gi-wan, director of the Unification Issues Research Institute, was lying in state, to pay his respects.

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Baek, a unification activist, had twice attempted to run for president and is known to have had connections with President Moon during the democratization movement.

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