Daniel_Cheung
08-20-2009, 01:43 PM
Letter of condolences to the widow of Mr Kim Dae-jung, former president of South Korea
http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/general-secretary/tributes/kim-dae-jung.html
Dear Dr Whi Ho Lee,
It is with great sadness that the World Council of Churches (WCC) received the news that Mr Kim Dae-jung, former President of South Korea, has passed away. We join you, your sons, family, and the Korean people in thanking God for his life and leadership.
An ardent advocate of democratization and human rights in Korea, Kim Dae-jung demonstrated clear vision and courage while he was fighting tenaciously for greater political freedom in his country despite the authoritarian rule of repressive regimes in South Korea during the 1970s and 1980s. He was instrumental in strengthening the democratization movement in South Korea until the country was transformed into a full-fledged democracy. President Kim will be remembered as the architect of the "Sunshine Policy" engaging communist North Korea, which led to an unprecedented warming of ties among Koreans and advanced the unification process. His determined efforts made him a deserving recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace. His untiring efforts and long-standing commitment to achieve democratization and inter-Korean reconciliation will long be honoured by people within Korea and all over the world. ...
http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/general-secretary/tributes/kim-dae-jung.html
Dear Dr Whi Ho Lee,
It is with great sadness that the World Council of Churches (WCC) received the news that Mr Kim Dae-jung, former President of South Korea, has passed away. We join you, your sons, family, and the Korean people in thanking God for his life and leadership.
An ardent advocate of democratization and human rights in Korea, Kim Dae-jung demonstrated clear vision and courage while he was fighting tenaciously for greater political freedom in his country despite the authoritarian rule of repressive regimes in South Korea during the 1970s and 1980s. He was instrumental in strengthening the democratization movement in South Korea until the country was transformed into a full-fledged democracy. President Kim will be remembered as the architect of the "Sunshine Policy" engaging communist North Korea, which led to an unprecedented warming of ties among Koreans and advanced the unification process. His determined efforts made him a deserving recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace. His untiring efforts and long-standing commitment to achieve democratization and inter-Korean reconciliation will long be honoured by people within Korea and all over the world. ...