Seoul expresses regret over Israel’s criticism of president’s X post

The South Korean government on Saturday expressed regret over a statement issued by the Israeli foreign ministry criticizing South Korean president Lee Jae Myung’s recent post on X, saying the remarks had been misunderstood. In a post on its official X account, South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Israel had “misinterpreted the intent” of Lee’s message, which it described as expressing a belief in universal human rights rather than a position on a specific issue. “The government finds

By The Korea Herald