Transition Committee on 'Routine Transfer Conflicts': "Individual Ministries' Public Statements Inappropriate"

Ahn Cheol-soo, Chairman of the Presidential Transition Committee, is briefing the Special Committee for COVID-19 Emergency Response at the Transition Committee briefing room in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 30th. Photo by Transition Committee Press Corps

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Amid public disagreements between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy over the transfer of trade functions, the Presidential Transition Committee (Transition Committee) has stated that such disputes are "inappropriate."

On the afternoon of the 30th, Won Il-hee, the chief deputy spokesperson of the Transition Committee, made this remark during a briefing at the Transition Committee office in Tongui-dong, Seoul, regarding the conflict between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy over trade functions. Regarding the government reorganization issue, he reiterated, "Discussions have just begun. No conclusions have been reached, and it is still under review."

He added, "In this situation where the Transition Committee is reviewing the big picture, it is inappropriate for individual ministries to make public statements." He continued, "Since the new government needs to establish a comprehensive plan and overall framework for government reorganization to successfully achieve its national agenda, we ask for a little patience."

Recently, as the transfer of trade negotiation functions has emerged as a key issue in the new government's reorganization, tensions between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy have been escalating.

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