South Korean president Lee Myung-bak will be the chief guest at this year's Republic Day Parade.     Lee, who is arriving here on January 24 at the invitation of president Pratibha Patil, will be accompanied by his wife Kim Yoon-ok and a high-level delegation, an official statement said here today.     It said the South Korean president and prime minister Manmohan Singh will hold delegation level talks and discuss bilateral, regional and global issues.    Besides Delhi, Lee will also go to Chennai during his four-day state visit.

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