Mrs. Kim invites executives to Ohwol Mother’s House for lunch… “Homage to the noble life”

“I hope it relieves the pain in your heart”... Opportunity to take personal photos at Blue House

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ko Dong-wook = On the 26th, President Lee Jae-myeong's wife, Kim Hye-kyung, invited 18 former and current executives of May 18 Mother House, an organization related to the May 18 Democratization Movement, to the Blue House Sangchunjae for a luncheon meeting, Blue House Deputy Spokesperson Ahn Gwi-ryeong announced in a written briefing.

The meeting on this day was organized to keep the promise that Mrs. Kim made during her visit to May Mother's House in Gwangju in June last year, saying, "Once the Yongsan Presidential Office is organized, I will invite you to Seoul."

Mrs. Kim said, "I deeply respect the noble lives and spirit of mothers who have always embraced the wounds of our society, just like the comfort that the May 18 mothers gave to the Sewol Ferry April 16 mothers," and added, "I hope this will be a time to relieve a little of the pain that they have lived with in their hearts for a long time."

Mentioning the fact that former Director Ahn Seong-rye, whom he had met during his previous visit, had passed away in the meantime, he cried and said, "I am sorry for not being able to welcome you sooner."

At the ensuing meeting, attendees expressed opinions such as creating a space to remember the women who upheld the values ​​of May and making efforts to correct the distortion and denigration of the May 18 Democratization Movement.

Mrs. Kim presented Statis flowers, symbolizing ‘eternal memory,’ with the intention of remembering the pain and sacrifice of Gwangju.

Also, knowing that many of the May Mother House executives did not have proper personal photos, they set up a time to take personal photos of each attendee in the Blue House Grand Garden.