지난 13일 (수) 제13회 세계한인의 날 유공 포상자로 선정된 이원근 파머스톤노스 한인회장에게 여승배 대사는 외교부 장관 표창을 전달하고 오찬을 함께하면서 앞으로도 한인사회 단결과 발전을 위해서 기여해줄 것을 당부하였다.

On Wednesday 13 November, Ambassador Seung-bae Yeo presented a Citation from Korea’s Foreign Minister to Won Geun Lee, President of the Palmerston North Korean Society, who was selected as a national merit awardee on the occasion of Korean Day 2019.

Ambassador Yeo expressed his appreciation during a luncheon and encouraged Mr Lee to continue his commitment to the Korean community in New Zealand.