President Roh and Park Geun-hye Shake Hands

President Roh Moo-hyun (right) shakes hands with Park Geun-hye, leader of the Grand National Party, before the March 1st Independence Movement Day ceremony at the Yoo Gwan-soon Memorial Hall, Jeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, on March 1. President Roh mentioned the compensation issue, inviting discord in Korean-Japanese relations.

Dong-Yul Seok seokdy@donga.com