Two renovated homes were formally handed over to Korean War veterans in Ethiopia in a project coordinated by the South Korean Army. Major General Lee Woo-hyeon, commander of South Korea’s Army Headquarters, attended the ceremony.
Lee said the people and government of South Korea were grateful to Ethiopians who made sacrifices during the war and to members of the Kagnew Battalion. He said the two countries’ historic brotherhood should continue to grow stronger.
The major general pledged that medical and living assistance for veterans, along with free education opportunities for their grandchildren, would continue.
Before the handover, senior South Korean military commanders visited the Ethiopian Korean War Veterans Museum in Addis Ababa and laid flowers for fallen members of the Kagnew Battalion. The renovated homes are in Sebeta and the Kotebe-Yeka sub-city.
Colonel Estefanos Gebremeskel, president of the Ethiopian Korean War Veterans Association, said South Korea’s support for veterans’ health, living needs and home renovations showed its gratitude. Nuguse Argaw, one of the veterans whose home was renovated, thanked the organisers.
At the end of the ceremony, a gift expressing gratitude and reflecting Korean cultural values was presented to the veterans. Gebremeskel said it would be kept at the museum as a reminder of the lasting friendship between the two countries.
