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“He was the president of our country, and while it’s our traditional sentiment to mourn a person who died, Gwangju cannot do that (for Roh)," Lee said Wednesday.
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But Lee said it has become clear the issue cannot be resolved through bilateral diplomatic talks or rulings by South Korea’s domestic courts that have been repeatedly rejected by the Japanese government.
