National Assembly convenes new session amid concerns of more partisan wrangling
- 5 years ago
7월 임시국회 개회... 민주, 추경 처리 확답 요구 vs. 한국•바미, 안보국회 거듭 압박
South Korea's National Assembly kicked off a new parliamentary session today.
The main opposition Liberty Korea Party and minor Bareunmirae Party had submitted a request last week that the legislature address growing security concerns,... following North Korea's recent missile launches... and the airspace violations by China and Russia.
It's slow going so far, though. The rival parties have yet to agree on the session's agenda.
The ruling Democratic Party says it will only cooperate if the opposition parties agree to approve the 5-point-7 billion U.S. dollar extra budget bils that's been sitting in limbo for over three months.
The conservative opposition fired back, saying it's just as urgent to review the government's security policies.
They added that they never said they won't work on the budget,... but vowed to scrutinize it carefully and make cuts where necessary given that part of it is to be funded through debt.
South Korea's National Assembly kicked off a new parliamentary session today.
The main opposition Liberty Korea Party and minor Bareunmirae Party had submitted a request last week that the legislature address growing security concerns,... following North Korea's recent missile launches... and the airspace violations by China and Russia.
It's slow going so far, though. The rival parties have yet to agree on the session's agenda.
The ruling Democratic Party says it will only cooperate if the opposition parties agree to approve the 5-point-7 billion U.S. dollar extra budget bils that's been sitting in limbo for over three months.
The conservative opposition fired back, saying it's just as urgent to review the government's security policies.
They added that they never said they won't work on the budget,... but vowed to scrutinize it carefully and make cuts where necessary given that part of it is to be funded through debt.