"The spirit of May, which defended liberal democracy with blood, is the cornerstone of national unity", " The
value of liberal democracy and human rights is the philosophy of unification that unites our people."
It is a part of the 5.18 Memorial History.
It is said that the content that was not in the draft was added by President Yoon himself.
In his inaugural address on the 10th, President Yoon, who countered that "politics itself is a process of integration" to some points that he did not mention 'integration' in his inaugural address on the 10th, seems to have repeatedly focused on integration in his May 18 commemorative speech.
President Yoon, who is visiting Gwangju this morning to attend the May 18 Democratization Movement commemoration ceremony held at the 5.18 National Cemetery for Democracy, sends an integrated message through a commemorative speech.
It is said that President Yoon will begin his commemorative speech by referring to Gwangju as the 'Holy Land of Democracy'.
An official from the presidential office said that the May 18 Democratization Movement was defined as “a protest that defended the values of liberal democracy and human rights 42 years ago with blood,” and focused on sincerely comforting the 5.18 meritorious people and their bereaved families.
The commemorative speech contained the passage "Let's work together so that, while facing the pain of that day, the power of justice and truth that May embraces can shine forever beyond the times."
In the commemorative speech, "I will firmly keep the spirit of May" and "I promise to open the future of Gwangju wonderfully with you."
part was included.
'Nicely' is a modifier that President Yoon directly added during his retirement.
In his commemorative speech, President Yoon is said to emphasize that he "will not change his mind," reminding him of sending a 'handwritten letter' to 230 households in the Honam area ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday during his presidential campaign.
The commemorative speech also contains a passage saying, "I commemorate the spirits of the democratic spirits and pray for their rest" and "I also offer my condolences to the bereaved families and those of merit who silently carried on the spirit of the May."
A key official in the presidential office said in a phone call, "President Yoon wrote a commemorative speech himself.
Even after finishing the draft, he repeatedly wrote and erased himself, and it is said that he repeated the draft 7 times.
The official said, "The part that President Yoon was most worried about while writing his commemorative speech was how to sublimate the sadness of May into hope for the future."
"He sees the spirit of Gwangju May as resistance for democracy, freedom and unity," he added.
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