Yoon meets children during surprise visit to Yongsan park
President Yoon Suk Yeol interacts with with a toddler at Yongsan Children's Garden in Seoul, April 6, in this photo provided by his office. Yonhap
President Yoon Suk Yeol made a surprise weekend visit to a children's park near the presidential office building, and met children and their families, Saturday, according to his office.
Yoon talked with families and took photos with them as he visited a fountain garden and a baseball park at Yongsan Children's Garden, the presidential office said.
During his visit to the baseball park, Yoon was quoted as telling the parents of junior baseball players that the sport is helpful for nurturing leadership skills. In response, the parents thanked Yoon for opening the park to children.
After attending a match between the elementary school athletes, Yoon took a group photo with the baseball players and encouraged them to visit the baseball park more often, emphasizing that it belongs to them, the presidential office said.
Yongsan Children's Garden opened in May last year on a 300,000-square-meter plot of land previously used as a base by U.S. forces stationed in Korea. (Yonhap)