South Korea's National Assembly kicks off a new parliamentary session in the coming hours.
It comes after the main opposition Liberty Korea Party and minor Bareunmirae Party submitted a request last week to address growing security concerns,... following North Korea's recent missile launches... and the airspace violations by China and Russia.
However, it isn't expected to get off to a smooth start,... as the parties have yet to agree on the agenda.
The ruling Democratic Party says it will only cooperate if the opposition parties vow to approve the extra budget bill that's been sitting in limbo for more than three months.
The new session comes ten days after the June session came to a close,... a session which bore no fruit due to partisan wrangling.