Moon Jae-in Visits Late Lee O-ryeong's Funeral Hall... "He Was a Great Teacher of Our Country, It's Shocking"
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the evening of the 26th, President Moon Jae-in visited the funeral hall set up at Seoul National University Hospital to pay his respects to the late Lee O-ryeong, the first Minister of Culture.
President Moon expressed his condolences to the bereaved family, saying, "I offer my deepest condolences. Our generation grew up reading the teacher's books and was greatly inspired. He was a great teacher of our country, and it is regrettable that he passed away so suddenly." Kang In-sook, director of the Youngin Literature Museum, said, "Thank you for coming."
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The funeral of the late Minister Lee O-ryeong will be held as a ceremony by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The government awarded him the Gold Crown Cultural Medal at last year's ceremony honoring contributors to the development of culture and arts.
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