In her condolence message, the South Korean president said: “On behalf of people and the South Korean government, I offered my deepest condolences and consolation to the bereaved family and the people of Thailand on the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.”

She said there is a special connection between His Majesty the King and the Republic of Korea as it was under his reign that Thailand participated in the Korean War.

“As the ‘Father’ and spiritual leader of Thailand, His Majesty led Thailand for seventy years during which he has lived the history of Thailand from the birth of the modern Thailand in 1932 to the present.”

HM’s leadership that brought the Thai people together in unity and harmony will be forever remembered, Park said. “His Majesty has enjoyed profound respect for his unstinting love of the Thai people, in particular, for this life-long devotion to the most poor and needy, and I pray that his soul rest in eternal peace.