Ashraf AboArafe
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Mr Hong Jinwook was only one the several tens of foreign ambassadors invited to the historic reopening of the 2.7km-long ancient Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor, but surely was most remarkably impressed with the historic moments.
Despite the pandemic, he has been trying his best to travel as much as possible in this gorgeous country, starting from Alexandria, Portseid, Ismailia, El Gouna and down to Aswan and Abu Simbel. What he was able to discover were not only cultural heritages already known but also the natural beauties of the land and most importantly the kind hospitality of its people.
“I decided to appoint myself as the honorary Egyptian cultural Ambassador to Korea, having seen the event the night before. I will encourage more and more of Korean people to come to Egypt and to taste all those merits of the land, culture and the people. That will surely lead into much stronger relations between Korea and Egypt by enhancing people to people understanding.”
He also expressed his gratitude to the Egyptian people for their ever growing interests in so called Korean Wave; music, films and dramas just to name a few. Korean drama “Squid Game” recently became a great hit all around the world including Egypt.
