Lee says state's No. 1 duty is to safeguard people's lives

President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday that the state's primary duty is to safeguard the safety and lives of the people, pledging that the government would do its utmost to fulfill the duty. Lee made the remarks in a speech marking the third anniversary of the deaths of 14 people in the flooding of an underpass in the central town of Osong on July 15, 2023. The speech was read on Lee's behalf by Jeon Seong-hwan, the presidential secretary for social cohesion, at a memorial ceremony held at the N