Yoon-Elected Side "To Meet President Moon at Blue House on 28th for Candid Talk Without Agenda" (Update)

Coordination of Schedule on the 25th via Lee Cheol-hee and Jang Je-won Line
Kim Eun-hye: "President-elect Yoon Always Has an Open Mind"

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[Asia Economy reporters Naju-seok and Kwon Hyun-ji] The team of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol announced on the 27th that he will have a meeting with President Moon Jae-in tomorrow, which will also include a dinner. They explained that they plan to have an open and candid conversation without any specific agenda.

Kim Eun-hye, spokesperson for the President-elect, stated during a briefing at the transition committee office in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, "We received a message from the Blue House that President Moon wishes to meet with President-elect Yoon as soon as possible," adding, "President-elect Yoon responded that it is most important to ease the public’s concerns and agreed to meet without an agenda for an open and candid dialogue."

She continued, "President Moon and President-elect Yoon have agreed to meet at 6 p.m. on the 28th at Sangchunjae in the Blue House, combining the meeting with a dinner."

After the briefing, Kim explained in a Q&A session with reporters, "I understand that Cheol-hee Lee, Senior Secretary for Political Affairs at the Blue House, and Jae-won Jang, Chief of Staff for the President-elect, made contact on the afternoon of the 25th," and "They decided to meet after coordinating the location and schedule." She added, "Upon receiving the contact proposal from Senior Secretary Lee, the President-elect promptly prepared to proceed with this matter swiftly and continuously," emphasizing, "Considering COVID-19, the difficulties faced by the public, the economic impact domestically due to the Ukraine situation, and national security concerns, it was judged important to ease the public’s worries about these serious issues."

Regarding analysis that the meeting was arranged after resolving controversies such as the audit committee appointments, Kim said, "Although there were discussions about appointments including the audit committee, the Blue House meeting is a matter on a different level," and added, "Regardless of any speculation, I would like to reaffirm that President-elect Yoon has always maintained an open mind."

She further stated, "The consistent stance has been that for the meeting between the incumbent president and the president-elect to be meaningful to the public, it must yield significant results," and "I believe that as they reach conclusions and naturally have dinner together, opportunities will arise to discuss national issues and tasks."

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