1 of 2 | A family member of a South Korean abducted by North Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War takes a photo at an event in the South Korean border city of Paju, South Korea. Photo by YONHAP / EPA
June 24 (Asia Today) -- Families of South Koreans abducted or detained by North Korea are calling on President Lee Jae Myung to attend a remembrance ceremony Sunday, saying his presence would demonstrate the government's commitment to resolving their cases.
South Korea will hold its second official Korean War Abductees Remembrance Day ceremony at Imjingak in Paju, near the inter-Korean border.
The observance became a statutory national remembrance day in 2024. The first government-sponsored ceremony was held last year shortly after the Lee administration took office.
Lee and Unification Minister Chung Dong-young have not made final decisions on whether to attend this year's ceremony but are leaning toward staying away, Asia Today learned Wednesday.
