Kim Jong-in Meets Cheong Yoon Young-min, Urges "Quick Resolution of Small Business COVID-19 Confusion"

Young-min Yoo Visits National Assembly to Meet Jong-in Kim
"No Talk of Summit Meeting or Pardon"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hye-min] Yoo Young-min, the new Chief of Staff to the President, visited the National Assembly on the 6th and met with Kim Jong-in, the Emergency Committee Chairman of the People Power Party. Chairman Kim urged for a swift resolution of social unrest, including the grievances of small business owners whose operations have been restricted due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). He stated that there was no discussion regarding the pardon of former presidents or a summit meeting.

After a roughly 15-minute meeting with Chief of Staff Yoo at the National Assembly in the afternoon, Chairman Kim told reporters, "I asked for a quick resolution to various difficult situations."

He said, "Since the COVID-19 situation has not subsided and conditions are more difficult than last year, complaints from self-employed individuals and small business owners have accumulated, which is why gym owners recently even threatened to reopen. If such situations expand, significant social unrest could arise, so I requested that the Blue House take this into consideration and play a role in calming things down quickly."

Regarding pardons or summit meetings, Chairman Kim explained, "There was no mention of such topics today."

Chief of Staff Yoo also told reporters after the meeting, "Since I was newly appointed, I just paid a courtesy visit today," adding, "There was a request to carefully manage various economic issues, especially COVID-19." He added, "There was a request to communicate diligently, and I explained that I would work hard to fulfill that."

On the topics of pardons and summit meetings, he said, "Those are not matters for me to discuss, and they did not come up at all."

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