President-elect Kim Dong-yeon on Former Deputy Prime Minister Cho Soon's Passing: "A Great Star Has Fallen"... Planned to Pay Respects Today

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kim Dong-yeon, the governor-elect of Gyeonggi Province, expressed his condolences on the passing of former Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Cho Soon, saying "A great star has fallen," and stated on the 24th that he plans to visit the funeral hall to pay his last respects.

On the same day, Kim posted on his Facebook under the title "A Great Star Has Fallen," saying, "Former Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Cho Soon, who was a great mentor to me, has passed away," and evaluated, "The deceased was not only a top economist but also made political attempts that broke the existing mold."

He continued, "I worked briefly with him during his time as Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, and even after his retirement, I often visited him and received good advice," recalling the past, "He was a close friend of Ambassador Kim Ki-hwan, who has been my mentor from the early days of my public service career in my 20s until now, which made it even more so."

He also introduced, "When I was working at the World Bank in Washington, I once visited the state of Maine at the northeastern tip of the United States," adding, "Bowdoin College, which the deceased attended, is a small liberal arts college with fewer than 500 students, but it is a historic institution where the American poet Longfellow and novelist Hawthorne were classmates, and it is beloved by Americans."

Finally, Governor-elect Kim said, "Today, I plan to visit the deceased's funeral hall to pay my last respects."

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