[Photo] Lee Jae-myung and Yoon Seok-yeol, Their First Meeting

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, and Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party presidential candidate, are attending an event held on the 10th at the Grand Walkerhill Seoul in Gwangjang-dong, Seoul, and exchanging greetings. Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers Group

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, and Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party presidential candidate, are attending an event held on the 10th at the Grand Walkerhill Seoul in Gwangjang-dong, Seoul. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, and Sohn Kyung-shik, chairman of the Korea Employers Federation, are greeting each other at an event held on the 10th at the Grand Walkerhill Seoul in Gwangjang-dong, Seoul. Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers Group

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, and Choi Tae-won, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, are greeting each other at an event held on the 10th at the Grand Walkerhill Seoul in Gwangjang-dong, Seoul. Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers Group

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party presidential candidate, and Sim Sang-jung, the Justice Party presidential candidate, are attending an event held on the 10th at Grand Walkerhill Seoul in Gwangjang-dong, Seoul, greeting each other. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Dong-joo] Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Yoon Seok-youl, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, met and greeted each other at an event held on the 10th at the Grand Walkerhill Seoul in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.

The two candidates, meeting for the first time since being confirmed as presidential candidates, briefly talked about having coincidentally met at the Seongnam courthouse in the late 1990s.

The two candidates also shook hands with Sim Sang-jung, the candidate of the Justice Party, and greeted business figures including Chey Tae-won, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Sohn Kyung-shik, chairman of the Korea Employers Federation.

Candidate Lee Jae-myung proposed again a one-on-one meeting and a policy debate to candidate Yoon Seok-youl.

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