(July 09, 2011, Korea JooNGanG Daily)- With hammer, shovel and disinfectant sprayer in hand, President Lee Myung-bak wrapped up his first visit to Africa with a working weekend in Ethiopia, a gesture, he said, to show Korea’s sincerity to be a good friend and partner of the continent.
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| President Lee Myung-bak, left, sprays disinfectant with volunteer workers in a village near the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, in a gesture he said is meant to show Korea’s sincerity to help the continent improve living conditions. [NEWSIS] |
The Blue House said Lee spent five hours yesterday participating in a project to improve living conditions in a village near the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, helping build a public lavatory and community center.
Lee’s aides also pitched in, helping build a medical center and setting up fences around wells in the village while the president’s two doctors provided free medical treatment to the residents, the presidential office said.
A day earlier, Lee, wearing a mask and carrying a disinfectant tank on his back, sprayed into sewage and public toilets in Kebena, a less-developed village in Addis Ababa, the office said.
Lee’s aides also pitched in, helping build a medical center and setting up fences around wells in the village while the president’s two doctors provided free medical treatment to the residents, the presidential office said.
A day earlier, Lee, wearing a mask and carrying a disinfectant tank on his back, sprayed into sewage and public toilets in Kebena, a less-developed village in Addis Ababa, the office said.
First lady Kim Yoon-ok joined Lee in some of the volunteer work during the weekend, the office also said. The president of a country participating in volunteer manual work during an overseas trip is unprecedented, said a Blue House official. Read more »
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