First lady Kim visits Korean cultural center in Madrid
First lady Kim Keon-hee visits the Korean Cultural Center and tours a Korean fashion exhibition in Madrid, June 28. Yonhap
First lady Kim Keon-hee visited the Korean Cultural Center in Madrid, Tuesday, and praised its staff for helping promote Korean culture.
The Korean Cultural Center opened in the Spanish capital in 2011.
Around 60 cultural programs are held at the center each year, including exhibitions, concerts, classes and film screenings.
Currently, the center is hosting a Korean fashion exhibition, including clothes by designer Kim A-young, which the first lady toured.
"I thank you for your hard work in promoting Korean culture in Spain," she said to the center's staff, asking that they continue to work to increase the popularity of Korean pop, fashion, beauty products and food in Spain.
The first lady also listened to their needs and discussed ways to support the center.
Kim is accompanying President Yoon Suk-yeol on his visit to Spain to attend a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit. (Yonhap)