President Yoon and Ruling and Opposition Party Leaders' Dinner Meeting on the 16th Canceled... "Schedule Could Not Be Coordinated"

Plan Collapses During Ruling and Opposition Leaders' Schedule Coordination
Yoon Likely to Meet Leaders During National Assembly Visit

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] It has been confirmed that President Yoon Seok-yeol and the leadership of the three ruling and opposition parties planned a dinner meeting on the 16th but ultimately did not hold the meeting.

Yang Geum-hee, the floor spokesperson for the People Power Party, explained in a phone call on the 15th, "As far as I know, there is no special schedule for a meeting between President Yoon and the leadership of the ruling and opposition parties after tomorrow's policy speech."

Shin Hyun-young, the floor spokesperson for the Democratic Party, also stated, "There was never a scheduled meeting, but I understand reports were made during the planning stage," adding, "The schedules (between the leadership of the ruling and opposition parties) did not align."

Originally, President Yoon had proposed a dinner meeting on the evening of the 16th, when he would deliver a policy speech at the National Assembly regarding the supplementary budget for additional compensation for small business owners, inviting the leaders and floor leaders of the three ruling and opposition parties. The Justice Party reportedly expressed their intention to attend.

However, during the scheduling negotiations, Park Hong-geun, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, informed that attendance on that day would be difficult, leading to the failure of coordination.

Nonetheless, since President Yoon is scheduled to visit the National Assembly for the supplementary budget policy speech that day, it is expected that an opportunity for dialogue with the leadership of the three ruling and opposition parties will be arranged.

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