President Yoon and People Power Party Leadership Hold Private Lunch to Strengthen Communication Between Party and Presidential Office

Discussion on Promoting Busan Regional Development Including Gadukdo New Airport and Bukhang Development

President Yoon Suk-yeol and the leadership of the People Power Party held a private luncheon on the 5th, agreeing to strengthen smooth communication channels between the party and the presidential office across all areas including public livelihood, policy, and budget. President Yoon and the party decided to seek cooperation from opposition parties to expedite the passage of next year's budget and public livelihood bills.

Lee Man-hee, Secretary-General of the People Power Party, disclosed in a briefing that "from around 12:10 PM for about two hours, a private luncheon meeting was held at the Yongsan Presidential Office in Seoul, chaired by President Yoon, with the People Power Party leadership and the presidential office."

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The meeting included the party's four key figures: Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party; Yoon Jae-ok, floor leader of the People Power Party; Yoo Ui-dong, chair of the People Power Party Policy Committee; and Lee Man-hee, Secretary-General of the People Power Party, along with Kim Dae-gi, Chief Secretary of the Presidential Office; Lee Gwan-seop, Director of the Presidential Policy Office; and newly appointed presidential aides.

Regarding the meeting's content, Secretary-General Lee stated, "We agreed to strengthen smooth communication channels between the party and the presidential office in all areas including policies and budgets that address the difficult public livelihood," adding, "Considering the challenging economic situation, we decided to seek cooperation from opposition parties to expedite the passage of next year's budget and public livelihood bills."

He also said, "The president committed to closely managing the difficulties faced by export sectors amid challenging domestic and international conditions and to working together to secure regulations," and added, "There were discussions on the steady implementation of policies for the development of the Busan region, including the Gadeokdo New Airport and Bukhang development, as well as the enactment of a special law for the global international hub city."

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