United Future Party: "Internal and External Crises with COVID-19 and North Korean Missile Threat... The People Must Come First"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The United Future Party emphasized that the life and safety of our people must be the top priority, calling North Korea's projectile launches an 'internal and external crisis (內憂外患)'.

Jeon Hee-kyung, spokesperson for the United Future Party, stated in a commentary on the 2nd, "North Korea responded to the President's March 1st appeal with a show of force," adding that the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced on the 2nd afternoon that North Korea had fired two unidentified projectiles into the East Sea near Wonsan.

Spokesperson Jeon said, "'We will create an unshakable Republic of Korea,' and 'True independence is peace on the Korean Peninsula,' the President's messages became worthless in just one day," adding, "Our people, engulfed in despair and fear due to the rapidly spreading Wuhan coronavirus, now have to worry about North Korea's missile threats as well. It is literally an internal and external crisis."

He pointed out, "We note that North Korea's military provocations, which had been quiet since last November, occurred the day after the President's message to the North was delivered," and criticized, "The Moon administration has been slapped in the face. The problem is that the people under the Moon administration were collectively humiliated for no reason."

Spokesperson Jeon emphasized, "The President's New Year's address, which raised expectations and hopes for peace higher than ever, was revealed to be empty words in just two months, and the North Korea that was described as 'not only sharing a border but also a community of life to live together' is now posing a security threat to us amid the national crisis caused by the Wuhan coronavirus."

He added, "It is time to stop the futile expectations toward North Korea and the useless North Korea policy," and criticized, "The government has been busy providing aid, even undermining UN sanctions on North Korea whenever it faced difficulties. Moreover, on the 21st, it provoked public outrage by stating that it would 'closely consult on requests for cooperation in aid to North Korea related to the Wuhan coronavirus,' disregarding the pain of our people."

Spokesperson Jeon concluded, ""Above all, we ask that the life and safety of our people be placed first," and stressed, "If the Moon administration still has the minimum conscience as rulers, it must change now."

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