Yoon Seok-yeol Did Not Eat Alone Today Either... Lunch with Kim Han-gil, Kim Byung-joon, and Park Joo-sun

Lunch Near Tongui-dong Office
Four Consecutive Days of Public Lunches, Keeping the 'Honbap' Promise

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is having lunch on the morning of the 17th near his office in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, with Kim Han-gil, Chairman of the National Unity Committee, Kim Byung-joon, Special Chairman for Regional Balance, Park Joo-sun, Chairman of the Presidential Inauguration Preparation Committee, Jang Je-won, Chief Secretary to the President-elect, and Kim Eun-hye, Spokesperson. / Photo by Kim Eun-hye, Spokesperson for the President-elect

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, who promised not to eat alone ("honbap"), is continuing his communication efforts by holding public lunches for four consecutive days.

On the morning of the 17th, President-elect Yoon had lunch near his office in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, with Kim Han-gil, Chairman of the National Integration Committee, Kim Byung-joon, Special Chairman for Regional Balance, Park Joo-sun, Chairman of the Presidential Inauguration Preparation Committee, Jang Je-won, Chief Secretary to the President-elect, and spokesperson Kim Eun-hye.

After dining for about an hour, they took a walk along the stone wall path near Gyeongbokgung Palace behind the restaurant before returning to the office.

Spokesperson Kim explained that the meeting was a courtesy visit involving the National Integration, Regional Balanced Development, and Inauguration Preparation Committee chairpersons.

President-elect Yoon has recently been continuing public lunches. On the 14th, he visited Namdaemun Market as part of a public engagement and ate oxtail soup at a traditional restaurant. The following day, after visiting the wildfire damage site in Uljin, Gyeongbuk, he had jjambbong for lunch. On the 16th, near his Tongui-dong office, he ate kimchi jjigae with Ahn Cheol-soo, Chairman of the Transition Committee, and Kwon Young-se, Vice Chairman.

In September last year, President-elect Yoon stated, "If I become president, I will not eat alone ('honbap')" and "I will not hide from the people."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.