Jinseok Chung Proposes Launch of Bipartisan Senior Consultative Body and Joint Resolution on North Korea's Nuclear Force Legalization

Starting First Official Schedule with Visit to National Cemetery
"We Must Separate People's Livelihood Issues from Wasteful Political Strife"

On the 14th, Jeong Jinseok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, and other committee members visited Seoul National Cemetery in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, paid their respects, and saluted the national flag. Photo by Yoon Dongju doso7@

[Asia Economy by Lee Hyunju and Kwon Hyunji] On September 14, Jinseok Chung, Chairman of the Emergency Response Committee of the People Power Party, stated, "Political strife is flooding into the National Assembly," and proposed, "Let us fully activate the bipartisan senior consultative body suggested by National Assembly Speaker Kim Jinpyo during his meeting with President Yoon Suk-yeol in this regular session of the National Assembly."

At his first Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly since taking office that day, Chairman Chung said, "I look forward to working with the opposition to create a National Assembly that cooperates for the people's livelihood," making his position clear.

He also expressed strong concern about attempts to use the legislative power of the National Assembly to block judicial risks, in an apparent check on Lee Jaemyung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea. He added, "We must separate issues related to the people's livelihood from wasteful political strife."

Chairman Chung previously voiced concerns about the leadership vacuum within the ruling party. He said, "As the leadership vacuum in the ruling party prolongs, the driving force of state affairs has significantly weakened. The mission given to the Emergency Response Committee, which launches today, is clear: We must normalize the ruling party and provide strong support so that the Yoon Suk-yeol administration can succeed."

He also officially proposed that the ruling and opposition parties adopt a joint resolution regarding North Korea's legalization of its nuclear force. He stated, "I urge both parties to respond in a bipartisan manner to this unprecedented security crisis."

Earlier that morning, Chairman Chung, Floor Leader Kweon Seongdong, Policy Committee Chairman Sung Iljong, and six appointed members of the Emergency Response Committee visited Seoul National Cemetery in Dongjak-gu, laid flowers and incense at the Memorial Tower, and observed a moment of silence.

Chairman Chung wrote the eight-character phrase '견리사의 견위수명 (見利思義 見危授命)' in the guestbook. This phrase, known as a saying of independence activist Ahn Jung-geun, means "When you see profit, think of what is right; when you see danger to the nation, give your life."

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