South Korea opposition leader presses Yoon in rare direct meeting

Lee and president appear to put rivalry aside during cordial sit-down

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) meets opposition leader Lee Jae-myung for talks in Seoul on April 29. © Reuters

STEVEN BOROWIEC, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- In the first meeting between South Korea's two most prominent politicians, the opposition leader called on the president to support a measure to provide a one-time cash handout to all citizens.

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