Jin Jeong-seok: "No Discussion with President Yoon on Party Convention... 'Late February to Early March' Claim Unfounded"

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[Asia Economy Reporters Lee Ji-eun and Kwon Hyun-ji] Jeong Jin-seok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, dismissed as groundless the report that he discussed the timing of the party convention with President Yoon Seok-yeol during a dinner last week.

On the morning of the 29th, Jeong met with reporters on his way to work and said, "The president would not give instructions on such matters."

He added, "They say President Yoon and I met to discuss the timing of the party convention, but putting aside the content, one of us?either the president or I?would have to have said such a thing," and said, "It doesn't make sense." Regarding the narrowing down of the party convention timing to 'late February to early March' next year, he said, "That is completely untrue."

Regarding the report that he proposed at a closed Emergency Response Committee meeting the day before to "discuss the timing of the party convention at the next meeting," he clarified, "It was not at a closed Emergency Response Committee meeting, but during a prior tea time that we talked about preparing for the party convention."

He stated, "After the budget session of the National Assembly concludes, we should prepare for the party convention, and I just said that if there is an opportunity, we should have a discussion. That's all," and drew a clear line by saying, "The decision on the timing or rules of the party convention is not made by the Emergency Response Committee, but by the party convention preparation committee formed by the Emergency Response Committee."

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