Ruling Party "First Meeting Opens Path to Cooperation... Democratic Party Welcomes Collaboration on Medical Reform"

Turning Point in Restoring Political Dialogue
Policy Position Differences Also Confirmed
Meetings to Continue Starting Today

The People Power Party evaluated on the 29th that the first meeting between President Yoon Seok-yeol and Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, was meaningful in that it opened the door to cooperation.

Jung Hee-yong, chief spokesperson of the People Power Party, stated in a commentary on the day, "Today's meeting was a communication platform to wisely address major issues of public livelihood and state affairs, as well as a turning point and starting point for restoring dialogue politics and taking the first step toward cooperation."

Interview_Jeong Hee-yong, Member of the People Power Party. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Chief Spokesperson Jung emphasized, "President Yoon listened attentively to the voices of public sentiment conveyed by Leader Lee." He added, "Since they agreed to address state affairs without limiting the agenda or time based on a consensus on public livelihood while looking at the people, discussions on various issues mainly focused on the economy and medical reform lasted well over two hours." He further stated, "Regarding medical reform, which the majority of the public agrees on, the Democratic Party's willingness to cooperate is greatly welcomed by the government and the ruling party."

He also acknowledged policy differences. Chief Spokesperson Jung said, "It is regrettable that Leader Lee repeated the claims that the Democratic Party had unilaterally asserted for about 15 minutes in his opening remarks, and that the Democratic Party's evaluation that there was no will to restore public livelihood was disappointing." He added, "Starting from today, the president, the opposition party, and the ruling party will continue to meet without being bound by formalities."

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