China News Agency, Seoul, March 29 (Liu Xu and Liu Jingni) On the afternoon of the 28th local time, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and President-elect Yin Xiyue held their first meeting and had dinner together.
It is reported that the meeting lasted 2 hours and 51 minutes.
This is the first meeting between Moon Jae-in and Yoon Xiyue since the presidential election on the 9th of this month. It is 19 days after the presidential election, making it the latest meeting between the current incumbent and the president-elect of South Korea.
According to Korean media reports, the meeting between Moon Jae-in and Yin Xiyue mainly focused on the specific implementation plan at the work level, which will directly determine the direction of the regime transition period in the next 40 days.
The two sides discussed the relocation of the President's Office to Yongsan, which has attracted much attention from the outside world, but they have not yet reached a complete agreement on specific issues.
According to South Korea's "Kingxiang News" report, Moon Jae-in reiterated the existing principles during the meeting, saying that he would make a corresponding decision after careful study of the relocation budget and security issues, and full consultation with Yin Xiyue's side.
President-elect Zhang Jiyuan said publicly that afternoon that Moon Jae-in said at the meeting that he would cooperate on budget issues.
In addition, both parties consider it necessary to formulate a second supplementary budget to compensate self-employed individuals and small businesses that have suffered losses due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, but did not discuss the specific time and content of the budget preparation.
In this regard, Yonhap News Agency said that since the two sides have only reached a consensus in principle, it is still unknown whether the current government will cooperate with the presidential handover committee and organize an increase in the budget during his term.
According to South Korea's The Fact news network, Moon Jae-in did not mention matters related to the amnesty of former President Lee Myung-bak when he met with Yin Xiyue.
The Chosun Ilbo commented that the meeting between Moon Jae-in and Yin Xiyue narrowed their differences.
South Korea's "Daily Economic News" also said, "Although it is long overdue, the cooperation recognized by both sides will also reduce the conflicts and troubles that will be encountered in the handover." (End)