First Lady Kim Hye-kyung, who is visiting South Africa with President Lee Jae-myung on the occasion of the G20 summit, is looking at photos of participants’ activities displayed on the wall after a luncheon meeting with Korean women who have continued social contribution and cultural exchange activities at a Korean restaurant in Johannesburg on the 22nd. Johannesburg = Newsis
First Lady Kim Hye-kyung, who visited South Africa with President Lee Jae-myung to attend the G20 summit, attracted attention on the 22nd (local time) by mentioning the ‘Kisses Group‘, which was active during the impeachment of former President Yoon Seok-yeol.
On this day, First Lady Kim met with Korean women at a Korean restaurant in Johannesburg and encouraged them to contribute to society and engage in cultural exchange activities, Deputy Spokesperson of the President’s Office Jeon Eun-soo reported in a written briefing. At the meeting, when one attendee said, “I hope the President takes good care of his health,” Mrs. Kim said, “I’m always worried about his health, so I recommend taking a little rest while working.” She added, “The President said, ‘It’s not like the kisses on the icy asphalt a year ago elected a president who takes it easy,’ and he saves sleep even on the plane and takes care of documents carefully.”
On January 6, the last day of the validity period of President Yoon Seok-yeol’s arrest warrant, participants of the Emergency Action for Immediate Resignation of Yoon Seok-yeol and Great Social Reform (Emergency Action) are continuing their all-night struggle on Hannam-daero in front of his official residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Hankook Ilbo file photo
The Kisses group refers to participants who wrapped themselves in silver blankets to withstand the cold during last year’s street protests calling for the impeachment of former President Yoon. The name was given because its appearance is similar to the chocolate product ‘Kisses’.
Mrs. Kim told the attendees, “You are serving as a strong bridge between Korea and local communities in distant countries,” and added, “Your activities are a valuable contribution to making the name ‘Korean’ more respected in South African society.”
On the afternoon of the same day, Mrs. Kim participated in a Korean food promotion event held at the Korean Cultural Center in South Africa and demonstrated how to make soybean paste stew to South African chefs. Mrs. Kim introduced kimchi to the chefs and said, “Kimchi tastes better when you tear it. It is also said to be good for strengthening immunity,” and even tore the kimchi and distributed it to the chefs.
Johannesburg = Reporter Seongtaek Lee highnoon@hankookilbo.com
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