Elected a ruling party leader of economics as the new chairman of the Korea-Korea Parliamentary Union October 6, 14:56
Kim Jin-pyo, a former deputy prime minister and a ruling party leader known as an economic expert, has been elected as the new chairman of the Korea-Japan Parliamentary Union, which is made up of bipartisan parliamentarians from South Korea.
Mr. Kim said, "I would like to communicate frequently and create an atmosphere of cooperation," and expressed his willingness to improve the deteriorating relationship between Japan and South Korea.
The Korea-Japan Parliamentary Union, which is made up of Korean bipartisan parliamentarians, will hold a general meeting in Seoul on the 6th and elect Kim Jin-pyo, the ruling party that supports the Moon Jae-in administration, as the new chairman. Did.
Chairman Kim is a 73-year-old from a finance bureaucracy.
He is known as an economic expert, having served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy under the Roh Moo-hyun Government for one year from 2003.
In addition, he is a ruling party leader who has been named as a candidate for prime minister of the Mun administration for the fifth term since he was first elected as a member of parliament in 2004.
After the general meeting, Chairman Kim told reporters, "As a politician, I would like to communicate frequently and create an atmosphere of diverse cooperation. Both governments will make the decisions that the people of both countries desire. It is our role to lay the foundation for this, "he said, and expressed his willingness to improve Japan-South Korea relations, which had deteriorated due to problems related to" recruitment "during the Pacific War.
In addition, Chairman Kim revealed that he is coordinating to hold a meeting with the Japan-Korea Parliamentary Union, which is made up of Japanese parliamentarians, in early November.