Park Sung-jun "Summit Without Agenda, Lee Jae-myung's Decision... Will Bring Measures for Livelihood Recovery"

"Yoon-An Private Meeting? No Discussion Occurred"

Regarding the first meeting between President Yoon Suk-yeol and Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, being held in an informal chat format without any agenda restrictions, Park Sung-joon, chief spokesperson of the Democratic Party, stated, "It was a decision made by Leader Lee Jae-myung to fully convey the public's will to the President."

Sungjun Park, Chief Spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea. Photo by Yonhap News

On the 29th, Park appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' and said, "Amid ongoing domestic and international crises, the two promised to hold a summit meeting, didn't they? From the Democratic Party's perspective, we suggested setting the most pressing agenda for a deeper discussion, but since the presidential office proposed having the meeting without an agenda, we made a quick decision given the urgent situation."

Park presented two directions for this meeting: livelihood issues and changes in state administration. He said, "I believe the presidential office shares the view that the livelihood economy is difficult. In the midst of an economic recession with inflation, Leader Lee Jae-myung will bring proposals for urgent review and emergency measures."

He continued, "There must be some proposals to rectify the current administrative disorder. In particular, I expect Leader Lee to discuss topics such as special investigations and the excessive use of veto power."

Regarding the possibility of a 'private one-on-one meeting' between President Yoon and Leader Lee, Park said, "I understand from the working-level talks between Cheon Jun-ho, chief secretary to the Democratic Party leader, and Hong Cheol-ho, senior secretary for political affairs, that there was no discussion of a private meeting. Since the policy chief, chief secretary, and I, the chief spokesperson, will attend, it is appropriate to inform the public at that meeting as a reflection of the will of the people in this general election and as a courtesy to the public."

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