Song Young-gil: "The Korea-US Summit Will Be a Strategic Turning Point for Inter-Korean Relations"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Song Young-gil, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated on the early morning of the 22nd (Korean time) regarding the upcoming South Korea-US summit, "I hope it will become a strategic turning point in resolving inter-Korean relations."

At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 21st, Leader Song said, "(This summit) is a good opportunity to alleviate concerns about the South Korea-US alliance raised by some, and I expect progress on major issues between the two countries."

He added, "The Biden administration in the US is so interested in batteries that it is directly involved in the battery competition and urges resolution, so I expect achievements," and emphasized, "The Democratic Party will support the success of the summit on a bipartisan basis."

Regarding the plenary session held that morning, he said, "Small business owners are in an extreme situation," and "It is time for the ruling and opposition parties to come together with wisdom on livelihood issues."

He also expressed regret, saying, "I am sorry that some problems arose yesterday when the opposition party made an issue of our party's selection of the floor leader in the Legislation and Judiciary Committee," and added, "I hope to see bipartisan participation from both ruling and opposition parties in today's plenary session. The plenary session should be reconvened as soon as possible."

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