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Park Dan, the head of a group of junior doctors, said Thursday that he would meet President Yoon Suk Yeol in the afternoon, two days after the president left the door open for talks with trainee doctors, saying he was willing to hear their voices. The two reportedly were set to meet at around 2 p.m. in the presidential office in Seoul, according to reports citing officials. The presidential office declined to confirm.
Despite President Yoon Suk Yeol’s offer of dialogue, junior doctors remained unruffled on Wednesday, dimming the prospects of the government’s efforts to seek a breakthrough in the prolonged medical standoff. Interior Minister Lee Sang-min said during Wednesday’s government response meeting that the government is open to taking a flexible approach to changing the medical school enrollment quota if a.