{"id":11279,"date":"2026-10-25T11:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T11:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=11279"},"modified":"2026-10-25T11:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T11:12:31","slug":"photo-honoring-vaclav-havels-legacy-in-seoul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=11279","title":{"rendered":"[PHOTO] Honoring V\u00e1clav Havel’s legacy in Seoul"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Guests pose at the \u201cA Gathering at the V\u00e1clav Havel Bench\u201d event along Yangjae Stream in southern Seoul, Oct. 20, hosted jointly by the Czech Embassy in Korea and Seoul\u2019s Seocho District Office to mark the 90th anniversary of the birth of former Czech President V\u00e1clav Havel (1936\u20132011). At the bench, installed in May 2025, Czech Ambassador Ivan Jan\u010d\u00e1rek, third from right, highlighted Havel\u2019s enduring legacy of freedom and democracy, while Czech Centre Seoul Director Michal Emanovsk\u00fd, fifth from left, emphasized the bench\u2019s role as a place for dialogue and mutual understanding. Seocho District chief Jun Sung-soo, fourth from left, noted Korea\u2019s own history of safeguarding democracy and said the two countries\u2019 shared values would serve as a strong foundation for deeper bilateral ties. Courtesy of Seocho District Office<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Guests pose at the \u201cA Gathering at the V\u00e1clav Havel Bench\u201d event along Yangjae Stream in southern Seoul, Oct. 20, hosted jointly by the Czech Embassy in Korea and Seoul\u2019s Seocho District Office to mark the 90th anniversary of the birth of former Czech President V\u00e1clav Havel (1936\u20132011). At the bench, installed in May 2025,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_templately_pack_id":"","_templately_imported_at":"","_templately_source":"","_templately_import_session_id":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-korea","category-trending-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t