Park Ji-won "Moon Jae-in probably told Lee Nak-yeon to meet Lee Jae-myung"

Former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon met with former President Moon Jae-in the day before for a Makgeolli gathering, prompting former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won to urge a swift meeting, saying, "Former President Moon probably told former leader Lee to meet with Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung as well."

On the 6th, Park said on MBC's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus,' "When former leader Lee visited the graves of Presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun, the two suddenly stood up and said, 'Lee, what are you doing? Why did you come here? First, meet with leader Lee and join hands in the opposition struggle. And if you have time, come to me,' something along those lines," he said.

He added, "He said he could not talk about the conversation with former President Moon the day before, but I think former President Moon said the same thing."

Former leader Lee, who returned to Korea at the end of last month, has not yet met with leader Lee even after ten days since his return. He paid respects at the graves of Presidents Kim and Roh in succession and had a Makgeolli gathering with former President Moon the day before. The pro-Lee Jae-myung faction is urging a prompt meeting with former leader Lee, but the pro-Lee Nak-yeon faction holds the position that "restoring trust comes first."

Former NIS Director Park described former leader Lee's actions as "something naturally expected out of courtesy, but the public views it as political activity," and said, "Since former leader Lee is a reasonable person, I believe it is time to respond to the concerns of the Democratic Party and its members who hope for such actions," urging a meeting with him.

Regarding rumors about former Minister Chu Mi-ae's candidacy and the formation of a new party, he said, "Sparrows might talk about various things," adding, "Former Minister Chu and former leader Song Young-gil could run. Former leader Lee Nak-yeon has already said he will not run in next year's general election, but I think these others could."

Former NIS Director Park himself has also decided to run. Responding to concerns about the "return of old boys," he said, "Although the location has not been decided yet, I am considering Mokpo, my hometown Haenam, Jindo, and Wando. As President Kim Dae-jung said, the country should be governed with harmony among the old, middle-aged, and young generations, and politics, including opposition politics, should be balanced. It cannot be all one-sided."

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