President Park Geun-hye got an intravenous (IV) infusion of dextrose and saline in the middle of her week-long overseas trip to North America, which has included a Korea-Canada summit and a speech at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, according to Cheong Wa Dae Thursday.
Park's tight itinerary started last Saturday with a three-day state visit to Canada at the invitation of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Park met South Korean residents in Ottawa before meeting separately with Harper. Park then witnessed the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA), before heading for New York. There she made a speech at the United Nation General Assembly, Wednesday (local time).
Concerns over the 62-year-old President's health issue were raised amid the tight tour schedule. Park accepted the recommendation from her medical team to get the infusion.
"President Park did her best for success in the Korea-Canada FTA and the multilateral meeting at the General Assembly before the tour," a Cheong Wa Dae official said.
"She has slept less than three hours since her tour started. Concerns over her health condition were raised, and our medical team took appropriate measures," an official added.
Park attended other high-ranking bilateral meetings including a Security Council Summit chaired by U.S. President Barack Obama on the issue of the "growing and dangerous phenomenon" of foreign terrorist fighters, and will return to Korea at the weekend.
Park's tight itinerary started last Saturday with a three-day state visit to Canada at the invitation of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Park met South Korean residents in Ottawa before meeting separately with Harper. Park then witnessed the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA), before heading for New York. There she made a speech at the United Nation General Assembly, Wednesday (local time).
Concerns over the 62-year-old President's health issue were raised amid the tight tour schedule. Park accepted the recommendation from her medical team to get the infusion.
"President Park did her best for success in the Korea-Canada FTA and the multilateral meeting at the General Assembly before the tour," a Cheong Wa Dae official said.
"She has slept less than three hours since her tour started. Concerns over her health condition were raised, and our medical team took appropriate measures," an official added.
Park attended other high-ranking bilateral meetings including a Security Council Summit chaired by U.S. President Barack Obama on the issue of the "growing and dangerous phenomenon" of foreign terrorist fighters, and will return to Korea at the weekend.
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