President of the USSR, General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev. File photoSEUL, Sep 1 The son of former South Korean President Ro Dae Woo No Jae Hong sent a letter of condolences to the family of the deceased ex-USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev, RIA Novosti was told at the Center for East Asian Culture, of which he is president No Jae Hong. Ro Dae Woo was the 13th President of South Korea and held a series of negotiations with Gorbachev. As a result, the countries established diplomatic relations.» Please accept my condolences on the passing of Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev. It is impossible to express how deeply I was saddened by this news. Mr. Gorbachev had a deep connection during his lifetime with the Republic of Korea and its former president, my father Ro Dae Woo… I will never forget how much Mr. Gorbachev did for the Republic of Korea and world peace,» the message says. Gorbachev died at the age of 92 on Tuesday evening after a severe and prolonged illness. In 1990, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to the peace process between the Soviet Union and Western countries. Gorbachev moved the world towards multipolarity
