United Future Party: "Moon must apologize for North Korea policy and completely replace security team"... Security Special Committee also formed

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the United Future Party, is attending an emergency security briefing held at the National Assembly on the 10th and is having a preliminary meeting. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The United Future Party criticized the government's North Korea policy as "submissive" and urged, "President Moon Jae-in should apologize for the failed North Korea policy and completely replace the security team." They also announced their intention to form a foreign affairs and security special committee within the party to lead security policy.

On the morning of the 10th, Floor Leader Joo held an emergency security briefing at the National Assembly main building and said, "We will form a foreign affairs and security special committee to closely monitor North Korea's movements and intentions and lead our party to pursue a North Korea policy based on principles and common sense."

Attending the meeting were Park Jin, former chairman of the National Assembly Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee; Cho Tae-yong, former first deputy director of the National Security Office; Shin Won-sik, former deputy chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Tae Yong-ho, former North Korean diplomat; and Han Ki-ho, the United Future Party's candidate for chairman of the National Defense Committee.

After a 20-minute closed-door meeting discussing North Korea and security issues, the lawmakers demanded the government abandon its "submissive North Korea policy." Park, speaking on behalf of the group, stated, "The government should abandon its submissive North Korea appeasement policy and pursue a realistic and principle-based North Korea policy," emphasizing, "North Korea's unilateral declaration yesterday to cut all communication and contact channels marks the end of the Moon administration's submissive North Korea appeasement policy and unilateral cooperation that went against international cooperation."

The lawmakers demanded, "President Moon should apologize to the people for the failed North Korea policy and completely replace the security team," adding, "He must also express a firm stance that North Korea's provocations are unacceptable, and improvements in inter-Korean relations must be based on this foundation." They further stated, "We must awaken from the delusion of a submissive appeasement policy relying on North Korea's goodwill and closely cooperate with the international community, including the United States and China," and added, "The September 19 inter-Korean military agreement, which caused a critical defense gap, must be thoroughly reconsidered in light of North Korea's recent declaration."

Lawmaker Cho analyzed that North Korea caused this situation to "strengthen internal unity." He explained, "The economy is difficult, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they want to consolidate internally," adding, "They also want to institutionalize submissive inter-Korean relations and warn the United States as if 'killing a chicken to scare the monkey' (살계경후)." Regarding the ruling party's proposal to ban the distribution of leaflets to North Korea, he said, "Distributing leaflets to North Korea is one of the expressions of freedom guaranteed by our constitution," and added, "Even during the Park Geun-hye administration, distribution was not banned; rather, they requested no prior notice for the residents' security."

Lawmaker Tae criticized the ruling party, saying, "The media say North Korea has 'shifted its operations against the South to hostile operations,' but North Korea has always viewed it as hostile operations, just disguised under 'Our Nation Alone' (우리민족끼리)," and added, "If you are a legitimate party elected by the people, you should stand with the victims (South Korea), not the perpetrators (North Korea)."

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