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President Yoon Seok-yeol wrote a condolence log after the Queen's funeral was over.
The plan to pay condolences directly after arriving yesterday (18th) was replaced by writing a condolence log due to local traffic conditions.
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U.S. President Joe Biden is preparing the condolences to Queen Elizabeth II.
On the first day of arrival, President Yoon Seok-yeol was also planning to visit Westminster Hall, where the queen's coffin was enshrined, and write a condolence log like this.
However, due to traffic conditions in London, which controlled everywhere for her funeral, she headed straight to the reception hall hosted by Charles III.
[President Yoon: There are three (planned schedules), but it is not clear whether I can do all three or only one or two.]
After the funeral, the schedule for attending the funeral is changed to writing the memorandum after the funeral, so 'diplomatic neglect' Controversy escalated.
There were also various rumors that a ceremonial vehicle was not provided for condolences.
As the controversy escalated, the president's office refuted head-on in London.
It would have been nice to arrive in London earlier, but there were unavoidable circumstances.
In particular, he emphasized that the British side received sufficient courtesy, such as placing a sidecar in order to not be late for the reception.
[Kim Eun-hye / President's Office Public Relations Senior: This is a place to mourn for the deceased and comfort the rest of the family.
However, it is regrettable that even such sadness is used for domestic politics.]
The explanation was that there was no neglect, except that the schedule was rescheduled due to an unavoidable circumstance.
It seems difficult to avoid pointing out that the meaning of the condolence should have been preserved by communicating more closely with the British side through the local embassy, etc.
(Video coverage: main culprit Lee Yong-han, video editing: Jeong Seong-hoon)