Lee departs for G20, APEC summits

(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-11-14 10:11

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (R) and his wife Kim Yoon-ok wave from an airplane upon their departure at a military airport in Seoul November 14, 2008, for the G20 Summit in Washington and the 2008 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Peru. [Agencies]

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