Our special correspondent in South Korea Liu Yuan Our special correspondent Han Wen
According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue and the leader of the largest opposition Democratic Party Lee Jae-myung held talks at the Yongsan Presidential Palace in Seoul on the afternoon of the 29th. This is the first meeting between Yoon Seok-yue and Lee Jae-myung after taking office as president. "Seoul Shimbun" stated that the first "Yin-Li meeting" after the current government came to power ended with "no agreement." However, this approximately 135 minutes of communication took the first step in "coordinated treatment". The two reached a consensus on the need to expand enrollment in the medical university and continue to meet in the future.
South Korea's MBC TV station said that the day's talks were held in the form of a tea party. They were originally planned to last about an hour, but were extended due to unrestricted topics and time, and ended at 4:14 pm after about 135 minutes. South Korea's MBN TV station described that Lee Jae-myung said that day, "I wrote what I wanted to tell the president," and took out an A4 paper from his pocket and began to speak. In the opening remarks of the meeting, Lee Jae-myung expressed the hope that the president would respect the public opinion reflected in this election of members of the National Assembly, which calls for a change in the tone of national politics. He expressed regret that the president exercised his veto power on special bills related to the Itaewon massacre, independent inspection bills, etc., and solemnly requested that Yun Xiyue could promise to respect the decisions of the National Assembly in the future. Mbn TV station believes that this is to pressure Yin Xiyue to accept the relevant special prosecutorial law established to investigate his wife Kim Jianxi. mbn TV station said that during Li Zaiming's speech, Yin Xiyue nodded from time to time. After the speech, Yin Xiyue expressed his gratitude to Lee Jae-myung for his speech, saying that the speech was something that Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party of China had always emphasized, and he expected what he would say.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Lee Do-yun, the first secretary of the Korean President's Office, said at a press conference that day that Yin Xiyue and Lee Jae-myung failed to reach an agreement, but there was some consensus on the overall situation. Both sides reached a consensus on the necessity to implement medical reform and expand enrollment in medical schools. Lee Jae-myung responded that health care reform is urgent and the president’s policies are in the right direction, and the Democratic Party of Korea will provide assistance. Li Duyun also said that Yin Xiyue and Li Zaiming agreed to meet frequently in the future. Both sides agree that people's livelihood is the most important task in politics and policy, but both sides admit that there are differences of opinion between the presidential office and the opposition parties on policies to improve people's livelihood. ▲
