Regarding former President Moon Jae-in’s statement that “it is time to move away from the fabricated myths that ‘conservative governments are good at security’ and ‘conservative governments are better at economics,'” the President’s Office said, “We are suspicious that this claim is based on contaminated information.” “It costs this,” he said.
An official from the President’s Office announced this in a briefing on the 24th. Previously, in a speech commemorating the 5th anniversary of the September 19 Pyongyang Joint Declaration on the 19th, former President Moon said, “Under the progressive governments led by Kim Dae-jung, Roh Moo-hyun, and Moon Jae-in, both security and economic performance were significantly better,” and argued that we must move away from fabricated myths.
An official from the Presidential Office said, “Some government ministries have refuted (former President Moon’s) claims,” and “I know that those in charge of statistics under the previous administration are currently under investigation, but there is no possibility that any of former President Moon’s words may have been contaminated.” “I have doubts about whether the claim is based on information,” he said.
Regarding the approval of the motion to arrest Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, in the National Assembly, he said, “It would be better not to comment specifically on this,” and added, “I will not mention (the arrest motion for Representative Lee) as it is a matter of investigation and trial.”
In addition, an official from the Presidential Office commented on the passing of Prime Minister Han Deok-soo’s motion to dismiss, saying, “Prime Minister Han met with President Xi Jinping in China yesterday and worked hard in diplomatic activities for our national interests,” adding, “That would have been a sufficient answer to our people.” It was said.
When asked about the meaning of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Korea, he said, “Both countries will make efforts regarding President Xi Jinping’s visit to Korea, but nothing has been decided.” Previously, President Xi Jinping reportedly told Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, who visited Korea, that he would “seriously consider the issue of visiting Korea.”
In response, the President’s Office responded, “Even if the Korea-Japan-China meeting scheduled for the end of the year is accomplished, the event will likely be attended by the Chinese Prime Minister and President Xi Jinping will not attend. I would like to say that the issue of President Xi Jinping’s visit to Korea will be pursued separately from that.” .
He continued, “It has always been our basic position regarding Korea-China relations,” and emphasized, “South Korea and China are neighboring countries, and we have said that we will continue to cooperate as long as there is the principle of ‘mutual respect and compliance with international norms.’”
Source: Donga
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