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A personnel hearing on the candidate Park Ji-won was held today (27th). While the allegations of counterfeit education and the North Korean issue were the main issues, the United Party released documents saying in 2000 that there was evidence that Park Ji-won promised to give North Korea $500 million when he went to North Korea as an envoy. Candidate Park replied that it was a fake document and that if it were true, he would be held responsible.

Reporter Kim Soo-young was covered.

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This is a document titled'Agreement on Economic Cooperation' released by Assemblyman Joo Ho-young at a personnel hearing today.

A document written in North Korean style said, "The South provides $500 million on the occasion of the inter-Korean summit." "The government provides loans of $2.5 billion in investment and economic cooperation for three years from June 2000." "The contents are also included.

The date of preparation was April 8, 2000, two months before the June 15th inter-Korean summit, and the signature'Park Ji-won' under'Park Ji-won, Minister of Culture and Tourism'.

State lawmakers claimed that it was evidence that Park promised to provide $500 million when he returned to North Korea as an envoy in April 2000.


However, Candidate Park denied it as a'manipulated document'.

[Hohoyoung/Future United Party Member: Agree on the April 8th Economic Cooperation does not mean that I have never seen or signed it?]

[Park Jiwon/NIS candidate: It seems to have been falsified. I think it was falsified.]

Furthermore, if the document was true, he said he would take full responsibility, including the resignation of the candidate.

[Park Ji-won/National Intelligence Service candidate: If you are confident, don't borrow the immunity, go outside and make it public. Then I'll sue]

for lawmakers questioned the allegations of the Dankook University Transfer Programs 1965

- Park Ji-won / national director candidate: a childhood without even us to Taekyung wiwonnim born respected if 55 years ago -

for lawmakers who are acquainted I also said this.

[Park Ji-won/National Intelligence Service candidate: Don't be harsh. When

asked whether he would mainly see North Korea, Park said that he was the main subject and was the object of peace, cooperation and reunification.

(Video coverage: Jinho Park, Video editing: Seontak Kim)