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When the proposal for the dismissal of Foreign Minister Park Jin was officially delivered, President Yoon Seok-yeol immediately announced that he would not be dismissed.

Earlier, the results of a public opinion poll showed that the approval rating for state administration had fallen to the lowest level.

Let's call a reporter from the presidential office.



Correspondent Choe-woon, did the president's official position come out a while ago?



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two hours ago, there was a press announcement in the name of Eunhye Kim, Senior Public Relations Officer.



Kim said that the National Assembly's proposal for dismissal was notified to the presidential office through the Ministry of Personnel Management, and President Yoon said that he did not accept the proposal for dismissal.



As soon as the proposal came in, it was clear that it was not acceptable.



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There were many expectations that he would not be fired, but it came to pass.



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From a question and answer on the way to work yesterday (29th), President Yoon expressed a negative stance, saying that Minister Park is a person of excellent ability.



Foreign Minister Park Jin also volunteered for a briefing this morning and said he would listen to the opposition, but he said he could not agree with the denigration of 'diplomatic disaster'.



[Park Jin/Minister of Foreign Affairs: Now is not the time to fight, but the time to think about the national interest.

I plan to dedicate all of my abilities and passion.]



In particular, he repeatedly emphasized that he would not step down, saying that he spoke to President Yoon on the phone even after the dismissal proposal was passed.



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But wouldn't the lengthy controversy over this trip itself be a burden on the presidential office?



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a Gallup Korea poll released today, President Yoon's approval rating for state affairs was 24%, down 4 percentage points from last week.



This is the same number as in the first week of August, when the so-called 'internal gunfire message' hit the lowest since taking office.



As the cause of the negative evaluation, it was analyzed that the 'controversy of profanity' that occurred during the tour, such as diplomacy at 17% and careless speech at 8%, had an impact.



A high-ranking official at the presidential office said, "Although the approval rating for state affairs has fallen more than expected, it may seem that the president expresses regret here as it may seem like he is succumbing to the opposition."



However, given that there was only one case during the Park Geun-hye administration that did not accept the proposal for the dismissal of the State Council member in constitutional history, it is difficult to guarantee whether the trend of public opinion will be reversed.



(Video coverage: main culprit, Choi Dae-woong, video editing: Park Soo-sun)