Pres. Park exchanges New Year`s greetings with opposition leader

President Park Geun-hye applauds as Kim Han-gil, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party, bows after finishing his New Year`s remarks during a meeting for the president to exchange New Year`s greetings with senior government officials and political and business leaders at presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Friday. The atmosphere turned awkward at one point during the meeting when Kim made critical remarks about the Park administration, saying, "Politics went missing last year."