President Kim Dae-jung said he was highly appreciative...

President Kim Dae-jung said he was highly appreciative of French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin for his role in saving his life when he was sentenced to death by a Korean military tribunal in 1980. In a speech to the French Foreign Ministry, Kim said, "When I was sentenced to death, late president Francois Mitterand and you led an international movement to save my life."