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S Korean opposition seeks North peace, apology for US spying

Tuesday, 11 April 2023 7:31 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 11 April 2023 8:23 PM ]

Frank Smith
Press TV, Seoul

Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea's opposition Democratic Party met the foreign press in Seoul, Tuesday.

The visit comes following a leak of US spying on high-level South Korean officials.

Democratic Party lawmakers argue President Yoon Suk-yeol's administration should demand transparency from Washington.

Lee also tackled the South Korean president's policy toward North Korea, suggesting recent large scale joint US - South Korea military exercises were responsible for rising tension.

Lee's Democratic Party predecessor, former President Moon Jae-in had managed to calm tensions on the Korean Peninsula through a series of summits with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

But that strategy has been abandoned with ever larger US-South Korea war games planned for later this year to celebrate the 70th anniversary of their alliance.

US and South Korean officials have constantly emphasized the so-called ironclad strength of their alliance.

The CIA leak of US spying on South Korean officials comes at an awkward time for US President Joe Biden, who's set to host South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol for a summit in Washington later this month. Frank Smith, Press TV, Seoul."

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