Moon, Assuming 'No Relation to the Press Arbitration Act,' Says "Fake News Is Rampant Worldwide" (Comprehensive)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the 3rd, President Moon Jae-in met with the National Assembly Speaker and Standing Committee Chairpersons, urging bipartisan cooperation and clarifying that it was unrelated to the Media Arbitration Act. He pointed out the harms of fake news, stating, "When attending multilateral meetings, one can see that fake news is rampant worldwide."

According to a Blue House official, during the luncheon event with the National Assembly Speaker and Standing Committee Chairpersons held at the Blue House that day, President Moon listened to the participants and said, "At the 'Open Society' session of the Group of Seven (G7) summit, the leaders commonly identified extremism, terrorism, and fake news as threats to democracy."

He added, "An important factor hindering the increase of vaccination rates abroad is fake news about vaccines."

Participants at the event spoke on various topics including the Media Arbitration Act, eradication of fake news, the Digital Jiphyeonjeon and Data Dam projects, establishment of a global vaccine hub, the necessity of a declaration to end the war, media reform and prosecution reform, improvement of military meals, enhancement of the electronic anklet system, and the need for communication, dialogue, and cooperation.

In his opening remarks at the luncheon, President Moon said, "It seems our government will not have a 'final year,'" and urged, "The tasks of overcoming COVID-19, restoring daily life, and achieving a new leap will not end with our government but will inevitably continue to the next government, so I hope the National Assembly will help across party lines."

He particularly assessed that legislative and budgetary tasks would not be easy and requested that the next year's budget bill be handled with consideration, noting that "more than half of the budget will be used by the next government."

In his closing remarks, he explained, "Now is the best time for cooperation," and said, "When I said our government has no final year, I meant that we must overcome and resolve the COVID-19 crisis until the very end, and we must put all our efforts into it until the last moment."

He also emphasized, "More than half of next year's budget will be used by the next government to overcome COVID-19, and since the solutions to the crisis do not differ greatly depending on the administration, the current efforts must be fully carried over to the next government."

President Moon stated, "There are conflicts of values everywhere. There are many cases of conflicting interests, but common ground can be found in the National Assembly," and requested, "Our government will do its best with an open and sincere heart until the end. We ask the National Assembly to help as well."

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In response, National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok said, "In these extraordinary and serious times, we will wisely gather wisdom and communicate sufficiently between the government and the National Assembly to become a successful government for the people."

A Blue House official said, "Today's luncheon meeting was held in a warm and friendly atmosphere, with positive evaluations of the election of the new National Assembly Vice Speakers and the formation of the Standing Committee members, and there was a shared understanding of the importance of dialogue and compromise."

Meanwhile, in his luncheon remarks, National Assembly Vice Speaker Jeong Jin-seok proposed reviewing the transition to 'With COVID-19.' He said, "The pain of small business owners and self-employed people right now is indescribable," and added, "Is it right to continue K-quarantine as it is, or is it time to comprehensively review and decide on transitioning to other methods, including 'With COVID-19'?"

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