Minju "Finalizing Standing Committee Chair Election" VS Tonghap "Prioritizing Joint Foreign and Security Meeting"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Wondara] The Democratic Party of Korea and the United Future Party have yet to narrow their differences over the organization of the National Assembly.

On the 21st, the Democratic Party urged the United Future Party to return to the National Assembly, while the United Future Party proposed holding a joint meeting on foreign affairs and security first.

Hong Jeong-min, the Democratic Party's floor spokesperson, said in a written briefing on current issues that afternoon, "There were media reports that Kim Jong-in, the emergency committee chairman of the United Future Party, and Kim Seong-won, the senior deputy floor leader, visited floor leader Joo Ho-young to persuade him to return to the floor," adding, "We must complete the election of standing committee chairs within this week and start reviewing the third supplementary budget bill before it gets any later."

He expressed concern, saying, "It has already been almost a month since the 21st National Assembly convened. Some standing committees are operating and receiving work reports, but the most important review of the third supplementary budget bill has not progressed."

He continued, "As the Democratic Party has stated several times, we will fully respect the opposition's opinions in each standing committee," and urged, "We call on the United Future Party to return to the National Assembly."

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The United Future Party's Chairman Kim and Senior Deputy Floor Leader Kim met with Floor Leader Joo at Beopjusa Temple in Songnisan, Boeun County, Chungbuk, the day before to discuss the organization of the National Assembly, but no clear conclusion was reached.

Park Jin, a member of the United Future Party's Special Committee on Foreign Affairs and Security, held a full meeting of the committee at the National Assembly that afternoon and said, "It is very regrettable that even at this moment when the people's property and lives are threatened, the National Assembly is paralyzed and the ruling and opposition parties cannot come together to discuss matters in a bipartisan manner," adding, "The Democratic Party should stop its arrogance and recklessness now and show bipartisan efforts through a joint meeting on foreign affairs and security issues." He continued, "Although the paralyzed standing committees are not functioning, we hope the ruling and opposition parties will respond to our call for bipartisan cooperation by coming together."

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