Regarding President Moon Jae-in’s commemoration of the Day of Protection of the West Sea, the opposition party strongly criticized the government’s North Korea and security policy, saying that it was a “remark that made the ears suspicious”. In a call with JoongAng Ilbo on the 26th, spokesman Bae Jun-young of People’s Power said, “The people wanted to hear a strong expression of regret for North Korea’s missile provocation, but the president murmured, saying,’It is never desirable to give difficulties to the atmosphere of dialogue. I criticized it.” Following “What kind of conversation have you had in the meantime? It was the North Korean regime that only looked at North Korea.”He raised the level of remarks, saying, “It is sinking rather than protecting the pride of the residents, 55 warriors and bereaved families of the West Sea 5 provinces,” he said.
Ho-young Joo also criticized on social media, saying, “Even though North Korea violates the resolution of the UN Security Council for launching a ballistic missile and countries around the world criticize it, President Moon only emphasized dialogue.” He pointed out that “Peace is not kept by shouting peace only with words,” and “There are sayings that those who believe in the words of the enemy deserve to die.”
Former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min also set the stage for President Moon’s comments. Rep. Yoo said, “The power of national unity is the most powerful national defense power.” “Is the president who divided the people by splitting the people rather than national unity for four years?” “We have the world’s best missile capabilities enough to defend ourselves.”Makes the ears suspicious. Defense against North Korean nuclear and missile attacks is almost unprotectedInsisted. He also said, “It is also a lie to say that we have a solid security posture that can defeat any provocation with a solid ROK-US alliance.” Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong also said, “A country that cannot call missiles as missiles.”
On the afternoon of the 26th, President Moon Jae-in is giving a commemorative remark at the 6th West Sea Protection Day ceremony held at the Cheonjabong and Nojeokbongships of the 2nd Fleet Command in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do. Blue House Photo Reporters
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, Mayor of the People’s Power, wrote on Facebook that “I live in an unusual country where the issue of President Moon’s participation in the ceremony is an issue.”
During the Yongsan campaign, he said, “There are still people who want to believe that (the bombing of the Cheonan ship) is not a North Korean job.” The power of the people also added, “Candidate Park visited the Ministry of National Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2010 to intensively raise the possibility of US forces intervening in the sinking of the Cheonan ship” (Bae Jun-young).
Chairman Yoo Seung-min, the Chairman of the People’s Power, is visiting the National Daejeon Prefectural Center Cheonan 46 Dragon Cemetery on the 26th to celebrate the West Sea Protection Day. Central photo
On this day, the Democratic Party had a very different atmosphere than before, including directly mentioning the North Korean provocation at the leadership meeting. “In honor of the sublime souls of the soldiers of the West Sea defenders, we express our deep regret for the recent North Korean missile provocations,” said the party’s representative authority, Kim Tae-nyeon, at a Busan field meeting. Lee Nak-yeon, chairman of the Standing Election Countermeasures Committee, also urged, “North Korea refrains from provocations and the US hopes to hurry up dialogue with North Korea.”
Last year, the Democratic Party refrained from commenting on the’Day of Protection of the West Sea’ at the leadership level, and a spokesman only made written comments. With this, in politics Analysis that the Democratic Party has changed its posture as security issues can act as bad news for re-evaluation and rehabilitation.Came out. Seoul Mayor Park Young-seon posted a post on Facebook saying, “I commemorate the warriors of the West Sea defending the West Sea against North Korean provocations such as the 2nd Yeonpyeong Sea War, the attack on the Cheonan, and the Yeonpyeong Island bombardment.”
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