SEOUL, April 07 (AJP) - President Lee Jae Myung is set to meet with leaders of both the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) at Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul on Tuesday to discuss measures to cope with the deepening Middle East crisis.
Lee is scheduled to hold a luncheon meeting with DP leader Jung Chung-rae and PPP leader Jang Dong-hyeok. The meeting comes roughly seven months after the last one held in September last year and about two months after a similar gathering fell through in February, when Jang declined to attend at the last minute.
Also expected to attend are the two main parties' floor leaders Han Byung-do and Song Eon-seog, as well as Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik, and senior presidential secretary for political affairs Hong Ik-pyo.
With no specific agenda set for the meeting, talks are likely to cover various issues, with Lee expected to seek cooperation on the passage of a supplementary budget proposal worth 26 trillion won (US$17 billion) including cash handouts, in the National Assembly.
The DP says the supplementary budget is necessary to support people's livelihoods, while the PPP is criticizing it as a populist move to woo voters ahead of local elections scheduled for June 3.
Lee is scheduled to hold a luncheon meeting with DP leader Jung Chung-rae and PPP leader Jang Dong-hyeok. The meeting comes roughly seven months after the last one held in September last year and about two months after a similar gathering fell through in February, when Jang declined to attend at the last minute.
Also expected to attend are the two main parties' floor leaders Han Byung-do and Song Eon-seog, as well as Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik, and senior presidential secretary for political affairs Hong Ik-pyo.
With no specific agenda set for the meeting, talks are likely to cover various issues, with Lee expected to seek cooperation on the passage of a supplementary budget proposal worth 26 trillion won (US$17 billion) including cash handouts, in the National Assembly.
The DP says the supplementary budget is necessary to support people's livelihoods, while the PPP is criticizing it as a populist move to woo voters ahead of local elections scheduled for June 3.
Copyright ⓒ Aju Press All rights reserved.