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| ▲ Acting President Choi Sang-mok (L) poses for a photo with National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik prior to their meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 30, 2024. (Yonhap) |
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Acting President Choi, assembly speaker discuss support measures for plane crash victims
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Choi Sang-mok met with National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik on Monday to discuss government support measures for victims of the deadly plane crash that took place the previous day.
The meeting, the first of its kind, came three days after Choi assumed the role, and one day after a Jeju Air flight carrying 181 people belly-landed and exploded at an airport in Muan, a southwestern county located some 290 kilometers from Seoul.
The tragic accident, the nation's worst aviation disaster in over two decades, claimed 179 lives, with only two survivors rescued.
Both Choi and Woo wore black ribbons as a gesture of mourning during their closed-door meeting held at the National Assembly.
"The two had an in-depth conversation about addressing the aftermath of the Muan Jeju Air tragedy, including support measures for the victims' families," said Park Tae-seo, a senior public affairs secretary of the National Assembly.
Choi, who also serves as deputy prime minister for economic affairs and finance minister, stepped into the interim leadership role Friday following the suspension of acting President Han Duck-soo's duties by the National Assembly.
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