S. Korea's ruling party, government, Blue House discuss pending issues
- 5 years ago
South Korea's ruling party, the government and the presidential office met this morning to discuss the aftermath of Seoul's decision to pull out of its military intel-sharing pact with Japan.
The three sides agreed that maintaining GSOMIA is no longer in the country's interest,... after Tokyo removed Seoul from its list of trusted trading partners.
Noting there's still three months before the pact expires,... they said there's room for reconsideration should Japan lift its export curbs and come to the negotiating table.
They also brushed off concerns the move will hurt the Seoul-Washington alliance.
With the regular session of the National Assembly set to kick off in September,... the three sides called for cooperation from the opposition bloc,... to work on pending bills related to people's livelihoods as well as the 2020 government budget plan.
The three sides agreed that maintaining GSOMIA is no longer in the country's interest,... after Tokyo removed Seoul from its list of trusted trading partners.
Noting there's still three months before the pact expires,... they said there's room for reconsideration should Japan lift its export curbs and come to the negotiating table.
They also brushed off concerns the move will hurt the Seoul-Washington alliance.
With the regular session of the National Assembly set to kick off in September,... the three sides called for cooperation from the opposition bloc,... to work on pending bills related to people's livelihoods as well as the 2020 government budget plan.