Joo Ho-young Resubmits '10 Questions' to Blue House... "Requesting a Meeting with Moon Soon" (Comprehensive)

Cheong Choi Jae-sung Visits Joo Ho-young
Joo Ho-young Expresses Displeasure: "Silent for 3 Months, Feeling Ignored"
Choi Jae-sung Brought a Written Response but Did Not Deliver It
"Not Something to Answer in Writing"... "Very Frustrating, Will Request a Meeting"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hye-min] On the 26th, the People Power Party once again delivered '10 questions' demanding answers from President Moon Jae-in to the Blue House. They stated that this was part of the preliminary work for a meeting with President Moon and also expressed their intention to soon request a summit.

Joo Ho-young, the floor leader of the People Power Party, criticized the Blue House for not responding for over three months during a meeting with Choi Jae-sung, the Blue House Senior Secretary for Political Affairs, at the National Assembly that morning.

Earlier in July, Floor Leader Joo had requested President Moon's stance on 10 current issues, including bipartisan cooperation, the intention to shift nuclear phase-out policy, and allegations of sexual harassment against Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, but had not received any response. At the meeting, Floor Leader Joo expressed displeasure, saying, "I feel we are being greatly ignored."

In response, Senior Secretary Choi explained, "The matters the floor leader brought up are not the kind that can be exchanged in writing. I believe they should be discussed in person." He added, "I expected that we could naturally have a direct conversation, but there was no word from the People Power Party." This was a veiled reference to the fact that Kim Jong-in, the emergency committee chairman, had effectively rejected the Blue House's proposal for a summit.

It is known that Senior Secretary Choi brought a written response to be delivered privately that day. However, as the meeting was changed to a public schedule, the response document was not handed over. Floor Leader Joo delivered the '10 questions to the president again' that day. He explained, "These are related to current political issues," citing questions about the closure of Wolseong Unit 1, Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, special investigations into Lime and Optimus private equity funds, and parachute appointments.

Floor Leader Joo urged the Blue House to seriously consider the opposition's opinions once again. He demanded a change in attitude, saying, "Even when a meeting is arranged, it has been confirmed multiple times that it is nothing more than a device that forces one-way communication without opening their heart to listen to the opposition," and added, "Under these circumstances, many feel there is no need to meet."

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He also said, "I am so frustrated that I am thinking of requesting a meeting with President Moon," and added, "I think there will probably be a request soon to meet the president to convey the thoughts of a significant number of citizens and to ask how the president feels about them."

Senior Secretary Choi proposed practical preliminary contact, saying, "Even if we talk in person, it is important to have results and agreements." In response, Floor Leader Joo said, "The act of delivering the '10 questions' again today itself is a preliminary step for such preparation," urging a prompt reply once more.

Floor Leader Joo criticized, "From the perspective of the opposition and many citizens, there is severe communication failure. It is good to treat the president with dignity, but that dignity comes when the majority of the people love the president, not from being aloof like in the old royal palace era." Senior Secretary Choi retorted sharply, "We are not closing off precious feelings. We always ask and check the current status of the people."

Floor Leader Joo and Senior Secretary Choi agreed that day to communicate frequently through the 'Bipartisan Council.'

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