4-hour meeting on the occasion of Jeong's discharge... Secretary Kang Hoon-sik, Bae Seok
Quick Look
- President Lee Jae-myung invited Chung Cheong-rae, former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, who was discharged from the hospital, to the Blue House and held a four-hour dinner meeting.
- This meeting, attended by Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik, is interpreted as part of a move to unify the progressive camp.
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Why It Matters
Former CEO Chung Cheong-rae was hospitalized and discharged due to health problems, and President Lee Jae-myung called former representative Chung to say hello to him before leaving for the United States on the 21st of last month.
On the 1st, President Lee Jae-myung invited Chung Cheong-rae, former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, to the Blue House for a dinner.
Blue House Chief Spokesperson Kang Yoo-jeong reported this in a notice, saying, "President Lee and former leader Chung had a frank conversation about various current state affairs and internal party issues for four hours and formed a deep consensus."
Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik attended the dinner.
This dinner meeting is interpreted as an extension of President Lee's move to 'unify the progressive camp'.
A banquet was held on the occasion of the discharge of former CEO Jeong, who had been hospitalized due to health problems.
Previously, former CEO Jeong disclosed his hospitalization on social media on the 18th of last month, when President Lee held a press conference, and announced that he would be discharged from the hospital on the 23rd of the same month.
Before leaving for the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly on the 21st of last month, when former Representative Jeong was hospitalized, President Lee personally called former Representative Jeong and asked how he was doing.
Open Questions
- What specific national and party issues were discussed at the dinner?
