President Lee Lays Flowers at Gandhi Memorial Park: "May the World Be Filled with Peace Through Gandhi's Spirit"
by Lim Chulyoung
Published 20 Apr.2026 16:00(KST)
Updated 20 Apr.2026 16:21(KST)
"Let Us Open the Door to a Brilliant Future with Peace- and Democracy-Loving India"
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President Lee Jaemyung, currently on a state visit to India, paid his respects by laying a wreath at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Park on the 20th (local time).
At 9:30 a.m. that day, President Lee visited the Gandhi Memorial Park in New Delhi and wrote in the guestbook, "I hope that the whole world will be filled with peace through Mahatma Gandhi’s spirit of peace, and I will work together to achieve this." President Lee, accompanied by First Lady Kim Hye-kyung, laid a wreath at the memorial and listened to an explanation from an Indian government official.
Before the wreath-laying ceremony, the presidential couple attended an official welcoming event prepared by the Indian government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu of India personally greeted President Lee and the First Lady. President Lee then reviewed the Indian honor guard and took commemorative photos with a welcoming group dressed in traditional attire.
President Lee’s schedule for the day includes a summit meeting with Prime Minister Modi, a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony, a joint press announcement, and a state banquet hosted by President Murmu.
Meanwhile, earlier in the morning, President Lee posted a video of the Indian landscape on X (formerly Twitter), writing, "If you look closely, there are many things that benefit both countries without having to take anything by force. Let us open a brilliant future together with India, a nation that loves peace and democracy."
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