Yoon Pays Respects at Former PM Abe's Memorial Altar, "Dedicated to Asia's Prosperity and Development"

President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the memorial altar for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, set up at the Public Affairs and Cultural Center of the Embassy of Japan in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 12th to pay his respects. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Bae Kyunghwan] President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the memorial altar for former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on the 12th to pay his respects.

According to the presidential office, President Yoon visited the memorial altar for former Prime Minister Abe, set up at the Public Affairs and Cultural Center of the Embassy of Japan in Seoul's Jongno District, in the afternoon. At the site, President Yoon shook hands with Koichi Aiboshi, the Japanese Ambassador to Korea, and after paying his respects, he personally wrote a message in the guestbook.

In the guestbook, President Yoon wrote, "I pray for the repose of the late former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, who dedicated himself to the prosperity and development of Asia. I also extend my deepest condolences to his bereaved family and the people of Japan. As the closest neighbors, I hope Korea and Japan will continue to cooperate closely in the future."

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