
The dispatch of a field investigation team to the Middle East was explained as “the overall situation evaluation and review phase.”
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The United States has been requesting its allies to send troops to ensure navigational safety in the Strait of Hormuz.
“On-site investigation team dispatched to the Middle East… overall situation assessment and review stage”
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Soo-yoon and Noh Seon-woong = Vice Minister of National Defense Lee Doo-hee announced on the 10th that they are reviewing the 'dispatch of troops to Hormuz' requested by the United States.
In response to People Power Party lawmaker Yoo Yong-won's question about whether he was preparing to submit a motion to dispatch troops to the National Assembly during a question to the government on this day, Vice Minister Lee said, "No decision has been made yet."
Vice Minister Lee said, “There are common aspects to the interests of all countries, such as freedom of navigation and the safety of international sea routes,” and added, “At the national level, this is a stage of review that comprehensively considers the safety of the people and the economic interests of the country.”
Regarding the Ministry of Defense field investigation team that was dispatched to the Middle East to understand the conditions for dispatching troops to Hormuz, he responded, "It is true that the field investigation team went to the Middle East region."
However, he requested, “Please understand that the visit by the field investigation team is a step to evaluate and review the overall situation, rather than presupposing or preparing for the deployment of troops.”
Rep. Yoo's point that the consent of the National Assembly must be sought when deciding to dispatch troops was responded to by saying, "National consensus and the consent of the National Assembly in accordance with domestic legal procedures are necessary."
Regarding the prospect that the United States may request deployment of troops before the midterm elections in November, he refrained from giving an immediate answer, saying, "We are approaching and considering it from the perspective of the people's safety and national interest rather than such factors."
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