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SEOUL: The President of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday( 29th of October, 2023) that he will not cease working hard toward building a safe South Korea. It was the country's first anniversary of the deadly crowd crush during the Halloween celebrations in Seoul.
He made the point during his memorial speech at Youngahm Church in Seoul, while attending a service commemorating the 159 people killed in the crowd crush in the nightlife district of Itaewon on Oct 29, 2022, during Halloween celebrations, Yonhap news agency reported.
“This day last year was the saddest day of my life, and I believe everyone in South Korea feels the same way I do. I want to express my condolences to those who lost their lives in this unfortunate accident. As citizens of the country that those people love, we have the responsibility to build a better world.
“Over the past year, our government has put in a lot of work to build a safe Korea and we will keep working hard to achieve the goal of ensuring safety in the country. We must make sure the sacrifices of the victims will not go to waste,” Yoon told the audience.
Earlier, Yonhap reported that Seoul Mayor Oh Se Hoon vowed to ensure safety across the South Korean capital as South Korea marked the sombre anniversary of the deadly crowd crush in the city Sunday.
“To ensure we won’t have a repeat of such a tragedy, I will spare no efforts in building a safe Seoul,“ he said.
韓國總統承諾在梨泰院萬聖節悲劇週年紀念日確保國家安全
首爾：韓國總統尹錫烈週日（2023 年 10 月 29 日）表示，他將不會停止為建設一個安全的韓國而努力。 這是該國在首爾萬聖節慶祝活動期間發生致命人群擁擠事件一週年
根據韓聯社報道，2022 年10 月29 日萬聖節慶祝活動期間，他在首爾Youngahm 教堂發表追悼會時發表了上述觀點，當時他正在參加紀念2022 年10 月29 日梨泰院夜生活區人群擁擠事件中喪生的159 人的活動。
「去年的這一天是我一生中最悲傷的一天，我相信韓國的每個人都和我有同樣的感受。 我謹向在這次不幸事故中喪生的人們表示哀悼。 身為這些人民熱愛的國家的公民，我們有責任建立一個更美好的世界。
「過去一年，我國政府為建立安全韓國做了大量工作，我們將繼續努力實現確保國家安全的目標。 我們必須確保受害者的犧牲不會白費，」尹告訴觀眾。
早些時候，韓聯社報道稱，在韓國週日紀念首爾市致命人群擁擠事件的悲慘週年紀念日之際，首爾市長吳世勳誓言要確保韓國首都的安全。
他說： “為了確保這樣的悲劇不再重演，我將不遺餘力地建設一個安全的首爾。”
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