President Moon and Candidate Lee Jae-myung to Have a Chat at Cheongwadae Sangchunjae on the 26th (Update)

First Official Meeting Between President Moon and Yeo 15 Days After Presidential Candidate Selection

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] Blue House spokesperson Park Kyung-mi stated on the 25th, "President Moon Jae-in will have a meeting with candidate Lee Jae-myung on the 26th. Tomorrow's meeting will be held as a casual talk at 11 a.m. at Sangchunjae in the Blue House."

This meeting comes 15 days after Lee Jae-myung was selected as the Democratic Party of Korea's presidential candidate on the 10th, marking his first meeting with President Moon as the ruling party's candidate. On the 25th, Lee announced his resignation as Governor of Gyeonggi Province, signaling the start of his full-fledged presidential campaign.

The view of Cheongwadae from Namsan, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

The meeting between President Moon and candidate Lee at the Blue House on the 26th is also related to the European tour schedule. President Moon is scheduled to embark on a European tour this week. This meeting with the ruling party's presidential candidate was arranged before the president's departure abroad.

The meeting between the president and the ruling party's presidential candidate is the first in nine years since then-President Lee Myung-bak met with Saenuri Party presidential candidate Park Geun-hye in 2012.

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