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(1)Later, an official from the president’s office said at a briefing in Warsaw, Poland, on the 16th local time, “The reason for my surprise visit to Ukraine at a time when the flood damage is spreading is because I couldn’t change the situation even if the president went to Seoul right away.”
(2)The official said, “It seemed unlikely that I would have another chance to visit Ukraine unless it was at that time when I was heading to Ukraine “So I thought hard about it, and even if the president went to Seoul right away, I couldn’t change the situation, so I thought I would give necessary instructions, so I understand that he monitored it once a day.”
(3)According to the presidential office, President Yoon conducted several video conferences during his trip and during his visit to Ukraine to check the damage and order to come up with countermeasures
(4)Immediately after the summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the train from Poland to Ukraine, and immediately after returning to Poland from Ukraine, President Yoon video-connected the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters to minimize human and property damage
(5)An official from the presidential office said, “Even at dawn from Ukraine to Poland, we received a detailed report for 20 to 30 minutes at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting led by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on board.”
(6)In addition, President Yoon explained that he has reduced several schedules, including visits to museums and friendships between the leaders of the two countries, as it is necessary to check the heavy rain situation in Korea
(7)In this regard, another presidential official said, “President Yoon has never delayed his consideration about domestic heavy rains during the trip,” adding, “There is no separate travel and people’s livelihoods, so I did my best on the trip and did my best at the same time.”
(8)As of 6 p.m. on the 16th, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters reported that 37 people died and 9 people were missing
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