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Today (2nd), CEO Lee Jae-myeong met former President Moon Jae-in in Yangsan, Gyeongnam.

Attendees said they formed a consensus on concerns about the economy and security, and concerns about the retreat of democracy.



This is reporter Won Jong-jin.



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Entering former President Moon Jae-in's sister-in-law, Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myeong and former President Moon greet the leadership.



As promised, everyone wore suits and blue ties.



The luncheon meeting lasted about an hour and a half.



Although New Year's wishes were mainly exchanged, it is said that there was also a serious atmosphere when talking about current issues such as security and economy.



A member of the Democratic Party's top committee member who was present said that when the story of the North Korean drone invasion came out, former President Moon explained in detail the creation of a drone unit and the installation of a drone detection radar during his term.



When the story of the investigation targeting the opposition party and the former regime came out, a consensus was formed that 'democracy is retreating'.



[Ahn Ho-young/Democratic Party Chief Spokesperson: Democracy, which was achieved with difficulty, must never retreat (we agreed with each other on the purpose.)]



The meeting between Lee and former President Moon was four months after the end of August last year when Lee was elected as the party representative. Yeo only.



Today, the attendees said that former President Moon did not directly mention the investigation into specific cases, such as the investigation into Lee.



Regarding the lack of cooperation between the ruling and opposition parties, former President Moon is known to have said, "It's a pity that the president communicates."



Representative Lee visited the graves of two former presidents at the beginning of the New Year and paid a courtesy visit to former President Moon.



He seems to have followed the judgment that solidarity within the party comes first in a situation where the prosecution's omnidirectional investigation of himself and the former regime continues.



(Video coverage: Yoon Hyung, video editing: Lee Seung-yeol)