United Future Party on North Korea's Liaison Office Explosion... "Immediate Activation of Foreign Affairs and Security Special Committee"

"When a Proper Committee Formation Exists, Bipartisan Cooperation"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 16th, the United Future Party stated regarding North Korea's demolition of the Kaesong Inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office, "Our consistent position is to cooperate across party lines only when a proper floor organization is established, not a wrongly formed one," adding, "Before that, we will convene an emergency meeting within our party to conduct a thorough analysis and present a definite alternative."

Kim Seong-won, the United Future Party's senior deputy floor leader, told reporters after an emergency meeting of senior lawmakers held at the National Assembly that day, "The senior lawmakers said that the Moon Jae-in administration's misguided conciliatory policy toward North Korea has failed and that North Korea should immediately cease provocative acts," and added, "They said they would immediately activate the party's Foreign Affairs and Security Special Committee to conduct a detailed analysis of this situation and propose alternatives."

Deputy Floor Leader Kim said, "Originally, lawmakers with three or more terms gathered to discuss party issues, and during that time, North Korea demolished the liaison office, so discussions on that began," and added, "Lawmaker Park Jin will take the lead, and defense and foreign affairs experts will urgently contact each other and plan to meet for discussions."

Regarding the return of Floor Leader Joo Ho-young, Deputy Floor Leader Kim conveyed, "Many senior lawmakers expressed the opinion that it is appropriate for Floor Leader Joo to resume his role within the party."

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