People Power Party: "North Korea's Military Reconnaissance Satellite Launch, Serious Crisis... 9·19 Military Agreement Must Be Reconsidered"

Seong Il-jong "Democratic Party Should Cooperate in Appointing Kim Myung-soo as Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman"

The People Power Party's National Security Committee on the 21st called for a fundamental review of the September 19 military agreement in response to North Korea's notification of the launch of a military reconnaissance satellite. Given the security crisis, the People Power Party also requested the Democratic Party of Korea to cooperate in the appointment of Kim Myung-soo as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

At an emergency meeting of the National Security Committee held at the National Assembly on the same day, Seong Il-jong, chairman of the People Power Party's National Security Committee, stated, "North Korea has notified the IMO that it will launch a military reconnaissance satellite between the 22nd of this month and the 1st of next month," adding, "Our national security is facing a serious crisis." In this regard, the People Power Party's National Security Committee urged, "North Korea to immediately halt such provocative acts and our government to respond firmly."

Chairman Seong assessed, "There is a high possibility that behind North Korea's military reconnaissance satellite launch is a military transaction with Russia," and diagnosed, "If Russia shares military satellite technology with North Korea and North Korea succeeds in the launch, it will be a crisis not only for Northeast Asia but also for the global order."

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Regarding this crisis, he argued that the September 19 military agreement with North Korea during the Moon Jae-in administration is an obstacle to our security and called for its review. Chairman Seong said, "So far, our security has been tightly constrained by the September 19 military agreement in responding to North Korea's threats. If North Korea acquires a military reconnaissance satellite under these circumstances, the military balance between South and North Korea will inevitably collapse," and added, "The September 19 agreement should be reviewed from the ground up under the Moon Jae-in administration."

Chairman Seong also requested the Democratic Party to change its stance regarding the appointment of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He said, "Security has always been an area where there should be no margin for error, which was a consensus between the ruling and opposition parties," and continued, "Sufficient explanations have already been provided regarding the issues raised about the candidate's children's school violence, stock trading, and golf matters, and especially, all stocks have been completely sold. Although there are some minor flaws, I do not think these issues are serious enough to cause a gap in national security."

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