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Maeng Seong-gyu, “Democratic Party, we will give strength to Chung Dong-young and Lee Jong-seok rather than Wisung Rock.”
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Maeng Seong-gyu, “Democratic Party, we will give strength to Chung Dong-young and Lee Jong-seok rather than Wisung Rock.”

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  • At a luncheon meeting with Washington correspondents, Rep.
  • Maeng Seong-gyu of the Democratic Party of Korea expressed his personal opinion that the party's atmosphere will give more strength to Unification Minister Chung Dong-young and National Intelligence Service Director Lee Jong-seok regarding the reform of the diplomatic and security line than to National Security Office Director Wi Sung-rak, and emphasized that this is not the party's official position.

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Why It Matters

Controversy is spreading as Representative Park Jie-won recently mentioned the need to renew the diplomatic and security line, and Representative Han Dong-hoon claimed that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio raised the issue of trust in Korea's information line.

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Correspondent luncheon meeting... Reveals personal opinion on the reform of diplomatic and security lines

(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Hong Jeong-gyu and Lee Yu-mi = Representative Maeng Seong-gyu of the Democratic Party of Korea said on the 12th (local time) regarding the theory of reforming the diplomatic and security line that has emerged from some in the ruling party, the overall atmosphere of the party said, "Wouldn't it give more power to Unification Minister Chung Dong-young or National Intelligence Service Director Lee Jong-seok rather than National Security Office Director Wi Seong-rak?"

Rep. Maeng, a member of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, made this statement at a luncheon meeting with correspondents held at the Korean Cultural Center in Washington, D.C. during a government inspection of the Korean Embassy in the United States.

However, Rep. Maeng added that the view that the Democratic Party will give more strength to Minister Jeong and Director Lee than to Director Wi Sang-rak is his personal observation, and that the Democratic Party has not gathered consensus within the party through a general meeting of lawmakers.

Previously, Rep. Park Jie-won of the same party recently appeared on a broadcast and mentioned the theory of reforming the diplomatic and security line, saying, "This cannot continue. The United States will not back down like this."

Representative Maeng's remarks came in the process of refuting the claim of independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio raised the issue of ROK-U.S. intelligence sharing cooperation during a meeting with Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on the 18th of last month and said, "Trust in intelligence line commands, including the Korean National Intelligence Service, has been damaged."

Regarding his claim, Rep. Han added that Secretary Rubio indirectly conveyed his position on the issue of Director Lee and Minister Jeong's future to the Lee Jae-myung government through Minister Cho.

Open Questions

  • Are there any official discussions on the diplomatic and security line within the Democratic Party?
  • Whether it is true that the United States actually raised the issue of trust in Korea's information line
  • There is a possibility that this discussion will lead to actual personnel reorganization.

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