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Additionally, Democratic Party Leader Kim Tae-nyeon speaks at the National Assembly Audit Countermeasures Meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 13th. / Yunhap newsOn the 14th, the leader of the Democratic Party, Kim Tae-nyeon, said: “It is the purpose of prioritizing national interests in diplomacy.” The attitude of being sacred as a sanctuary is too much.
Regarding the controversy surrounding Ambassador Lee’s ‘ROK-United States alliance election’ speech at the party’s Supreme Council meeting in the National Assembly this morning, Kim said: “¿ Why the natural comments that national interests are important in the alliance? I wonder if it is, ”he said.
He said: “The Republic of Korea-United States has maintained a strong alliance for the past 70 years, and the two countries will continue to cooperate closely to realize shared values and interests.” “Maximizing national interests amid the rapidly changing international order is the foundation of diplomatic strategy. The opposition party raised its voice and said: “Stop political attempts to distort national opinion and divide the camp.”
Earlier in the state audit of the National Assembly Committee on Transportation and Foreign Affairs on the 12th, Ambassador Lee said, “Because Korea elected the United States 70 years ago, it is not that they will continue to elect the United States for 70 years. “. He caused controversy by revealing that it is in the national interest of us to choose the United States. “
Ambassador Lee’s remarks that day came in the process of clarifying what he said about the United States and China in June. Ambassador Lee said at the time: “We are concerned that we will be forced to make a decision (between the United States and China), but we are proud that we are not a country forced to choose, but a country we can choose now.”
In response, a US State Department official warned: “When Korea abandoned authoritarianism and embraced democracy decades ago, it had already chosen which side to lean on.” I have a bar.
At the National Assembly of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Transportation Affairs held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 12th, Tae Young-ho, the people’s power, asks South Korean Ambassador Lee Soo-hyuk (below) during a state audit. / yunhap newsAmbassador Lee said in a video interview with George Washington University on 3 last month: “We must consider the future of the alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States. In the process, it must be taken into account that the United States is our alliance and China is one of our largest regional trading partners. I do it. ”This was controversial as it was interpreted as the United States for security and China for the economy.
In the midst of this, when the speech of the “ election of the ROK-US alliance. The wave increased when the US-resident country’s ambassador even discussed the possibility of leaving the ROK-US alliance. The power of the people criticized this ambassador as “a frivolous and partial comment.”
Consequently, the US State Department immediately rebutted Ambassador Lee’s statements on the 12th, saying: “We are extremely proud of the ROK-US alliance.” The Korean Embassy in the United States also began to evolve, saying that “(Ambassador Lee’s comment) means that the alliance between Korea and the United States must be maintained in the future.” The Korean Embassy to the United States said: “The alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States is based not only on past promises made 70 years ago, but also on the values and interests shared by both countries, thus it must be maintained both now and in the future. ”
