2023-04-21 03:33:00
On the 20th, President Yoon Seok-yeol had a private meeting with the People’s Power leadership and shared domestic and international issues. It seems to be a dimension to emphasize stable state administration through close ‘partisan-government cooperation’ ahead of the state visit to the United States on the 24th.
According to the Presidential Office on the 21st, President Yoon met with the people’s strength leadership, such as Representative Kim Ki-hyun, Floor Representative Yoon Jae-ok, Policy Committee Chairman Park Dae-dal, and Secretary General Lee Cheol-gyu, at the Yongsan Presidential Office the day before.
In the presidential office, Chief of Staff Kim Dae-ki, Senior Secretary for State Affairs and Planning Lee Kwan-seop, and Senior Secretary for Political Affairs Lee Jin-bok were present. It is the first time the party leadership has met with the president since the election of floor leader Yoon Jae-ok on the 7th.
During the meeting, President Yoon explained matters related to security, economy, and technology cooperation with the United States in relation to his visit to the United States, and the party reported pending issues at the National Assembly, the presidential office said.
In particular, President Yoon is known to have reviewed the entire legislative status, including the bills at issue between the ruling and opposition parties, such as the Special Prosecutor Act on both sides (Daejang-dong Special Prosecutor and First Lady Kim Gun-hee), the enactment bill for the Nursing Act, and the Itaewon Massacre Special Act jointly initiated by the four parties the previous day.
The party leadership announced its position that it would ‘try harder to narrow down opinions’ in relation to the Nursing Act and Medical Act, which the Democratic Party foretold to be enforced at the plenary session on the 27th, and President Yoon agreed and asked for an agreement between the ruling and opposition parties.
President Yoon and the party leadership had a dinner followingwards and continued further discussions. In particular, President Yoon is said to have explained the purpose and background to the party leadership regarding his recent remarks in an interview with Archyde.com.
Earlier, in an interview, President Yoon said, “If there is a massacre or a serious violation of the laws of war that the international community cannot tolerate, it may be difficult to insist on humanitarian and financial assistance.” left the possibility open
Regarding the cross-strait issue between China and Taiwan, President Yoon also said, “I oppose the (Taiwan Strait) tension as something that happened because of an attempt to change the status quo by force, and the problem between China and Taiwan is a global problem.”
On the other hand, President Yoon is said to have made no mention of the recent controversial move of top members Kim Jae-won and Tae Young-ho. A high-ranking official in the presidential office said, “It is not an issue that needs to be mentioned.”
Floor leader Yoon Jae-ok also met with reporters at the National Assembly that day and explained that President Yoon’s suggestion of arms support to Ukraine was “a story that (President Yoon) said with a premise from a principled position.”
Regarding controversial bills such as the Nursing Act, Yoon said, “There was a plenary session during the president’s business trip, and we reported on the budget bills and related bills to be dealt with at the plenary session.”
Regarding measures once morest charter fraud, which has recently emerged as a social problem due to a series of deaths, he said, “I reported that I formed a task force (TF) and responded at the party level,” and “President Yoon also received a report.”
(Seoul = News 1)
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