Park Kwang-on, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced on the 2nd that the government should request the International Court of Law of the Sea for interim measures regarding the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan.
At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly this morning, Won-nae Park said, “With the request for provisional measures, the Japanese government must promptly fulfill its duty of cooperation and conduct an environmental impact assessment.” It is to give up,” he said.
He criticized, “The report on the results of the Fukushima polluted water inspection team did not convince the public at all about what was seen and what judgments were made.”
Park also urged a joint response with Pacific Island countries. In addition, towards the power of the people, he urged the National Assembly to create a special committee to verify contaminated water, hold a hearing, and participate in the adoption of the National Assembly resolution to block discharge.
“The economy is in an emergency. In particular, exports are very serious, and the same is true for the domestic market,” he said. “Our selection criterion should always be in the national interest. One-sided diplomacy and unbiased diplomacy make our economy small and weak, and pragmatic and balanced diplomacy makes our economy strong and big.”
“The Moon Jae-in administration has mobilized all of its diplomatic power to strengthen relations between ASEAN and India to the level of the four major powers through the New Southern and New Northern policies,” he said. We need to pay attention to the market. We strongly urge interest in the New Southern Region, which has suitable conditions as a new growth engine for Korea.”
In relation to the social security strategy meeting presided over by President Yoon Seok-yeol, Won-nae Park also said, “President Yoon said that ‘social security must also be marketized, industrialized, and created a competitive system’, which is in fact a declaration giving up the public role of the state. He added, “We will watch President Yoon’s attempt to privatize social security services.”
Source: Donga
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