Chairman Woo Won-sik: "Final Deadline for Committee Formation Negotiations Notified... Must Be Completed by the 23rd"

"Negotiations Continue Without Declaration of Breakdown Between Ruling and Opposition Parties"

Speaker of the National Assembly Woo Won-sik issued a final notice on the 19th to complete the negotiation for the organization of the National Assembly by the weekend.

In a statement released that day, Speaker Woo said, "The session of the June extraordinary meeting will last until the 4th of next month, and the remaining time is tight to complete the negotiation group representatives' speeches and interpellations with the government as stipulated by the National Assembly Act within the session." He added, "Today, I issued a final notice to the representatives of both negotiation groups to conclude the organization negotiations by this weekend."

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Regarding postponing the plenary session schedule for negotiations between the ruling and opposition parties, he explained, "Despite the urgency of convening, we have waited for an agreement between the negotiation groups of both parties because the public expects the ruling and opposition parties to operate the National Assembly together." He continued, "I judged that it is the way to quickly establish a working National Assembly that produces results for the ruling and opposition parties to agree and smoothly complete the organization."

Speaker Woo stated, "Looking back on the process so far, the possibility of reaching an agreement cannot be completely ruled out, and the fact that neither of the two negotiation groups has declared a final breakdown cannot be taken lightly." He explained, "I will set a deadline to continue the final negotiations. The final deadline was set within the range that does not disrupt the schedule of the June extraordinary session, allowing both negotiation groups to secure time to gather the final consensus of their affiliated members."

However, he also urged to complete the organization negotiations promptly. Speaker Woo said, "The National Assembly has increasing matters to address, from rising grocery prices and local economies to medical crises and changes in the international situation surrounding the Korean Peninsula." He added, "There are officials whose terms will soon expire, such as Supreme Court justices and the Commissioner of the National Police Agency, and a cabinet reshuffle is also scheduled. We must also prepare the settlement review thoroughly. These are tasks that require cooperation between the ruling and opposition parties, and time is of the essence."

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