Kim Tae-nyeon: "John Bolton's Memoir is 'Nonsense'... Opposition's Government Criticism is Aligned with Neocons and Japan"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Kim Tae-nyeon, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized the controversial memoir of former White House National Security Council (NSC) advisor John Bolton as "nonsense," and sharply stated, “The opposition parties and some media outlets that adapted Bolton’s claims to criticize the government are in cahoots with neocons and Japan.”

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At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 24th, Floor Leader Kim said, “It has become clear that neocons, Japan, and the indigenous division forces allied with them are the three major division forces obstructing peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula.”

He added, “Despite Bolton’s nonsense, we cannot hide President Moon Jae-in’s painstaking efforts toward peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula,” and stated, “Although the memoir was published with political motives and contains intentional distortions, it reveals how persistently President Moon tried to mediate between North Korea and the U.S.”

He then criticized some opposition parties and conservative media, saying, “The opposition parties and some media that adapted parts of Bolton’s claims to disparage the peace process on the Korean Peninsula and criticize the government do not even align with the facts.”

Floor Leader Kim emphasized the lesson of the “Bolton commotion,” saying, “The lesson is that the light of diplomacy must illuminate the darkness on the Korean Peninsula. We must also remember that diplomacy is a world where progress cannot be made without hiding anger,” and expressed his intention to strengthen parliamentary diplomacy at the National Assembly level.

He added, “In the upcoming U.S. presidential election this November, the Democratic Party will consider dispatching a diplomatic delegation so that the Korean Peninsula issue becomes a core pledge of both the Democratic and Republican parties,” and said, “The National Assembly must also make parliamentary diplomacy, which has been merely formal, more substantive and create measures to expand its base in line with our global status.”

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