Yongsan Presidential Office. /Provided by the Office of the President
On the 9th, the President’s Office announced its position on the controversy over the cancellation of the Seoul-Yangpyeong Expressway project, saying, “Basically, it is an issue that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport should take care of.”
In a press briefing on the same day, an official from the presidential office asked about the report of Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong on the cancellation of the project and the position of the presidential office, saying, “I understand that the opposition party raised a political issue and the voices of the Yangpyeong-gun people were also conveyed and discussed at the National Assembly level. “He said thus.
The official explained, “Although the position of the president’s office has come out indirectly, I think it is right for the ruling and opposition parties to discuss what will happen in the future.”
Earlier, the Democratic Party of Korea claimed that the expressway route was changed to provide preferential treatment to the family of First Lady Kim Gun-hee, wife of President Yoon Seok-yeol, and Minister Won strongly denied the allegations during a party-government meeting on the 6th, and suddenly declared the cancellation of the project.
2023-07-09 08:22:47
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