President Lee Jae-myung to Hold Private Luncheon with Hong Joon-pyo on the 17th...Hong: "No Reason Not to Attend"

President Lee Jae-myung will hold a private luncheon with former Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo at the Blue House on April 17.

On April 16, Hong Joon-pyo wrote on his Facebook page, "I am not affiliated with any party and am currently unemployed," adding, "About two weeks ago, Hong Ik-pyo, the Senior Presidential Secretary for Political Affairs, contacted me, and I said it was fine as long as it was a private luncheon."

On May 10, 2023, Lee Jae-myung, then leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, visited the Sanggyeok Office of Daegu City Hall and held a meeting with Hong Joon-pyo, then mayor of Daegu. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

He explained, "There is no reason for me not to attend, as not only the leader of the opposition party but also other opposition figures are going."

Earlier, on April 2, Hong Joon-pyo publicly expressed his support for Kim Boo-kyum, the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for Daegu mayor and former Prime Minister.

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