President Lee Jae-myung and the leaders of the ruling and opposition parties hold luncheon... Democratic Party of Korea: ”Chairman Jeong Cheong-rae will shake hands with Chairman Jang Dong-hyuk” (South Korea)

On the 5th, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (ruling party) announced that the lunch meeting between President Lee Jae-myung and the leaders of the ruling and opposition parties had been realized, saying, "Follow-up measures for the US-ROK summit, an end to the civil war, restoration of people's livelihoods, economic growth, etc.
"We hope that this meeting will be an important and new opportunity for the people to be able to ease their concerns," Chief Spokesperson Park Soo-hyeon said at a briefing.
"I am happy that we were able to shake hands," said Chief Spokesperson Park, adding that "handshakes are something you do with other people," and that Chairman Jeong Cheong-rae, who had previously refused to shake hands with the People Power leader, was the one who did so this time.
When asked if he would shake hands with Chairman Jang Dong-hyuk at the meeting, he replied, "The whole nation is watching and expecting me, so there's no way I wouldn't shake hands."
He added, "The important thing about shaking hands is not just a formality. If it's a genuine handshake that will serve as a catalyst for a new departure, such as ending the civil war,
Regarding the message that Chairman Jeong will convey to Chairman Jang, he emphasized, "It is natural that Chairman Jeong will make a statement requesting the cooperation of the people to end the civil war."
"It's difficult to end the civil war quickly without the cooperation of the opposition party," he said. Regarding the decision to hold a separate exclusive meeting after President Lee and Representative Jang had lunch, he said, "The two
Regarding the possibility of regular meetings between President Lee and the leaders of the ruling and opposition parties, he said, "It is something that the people naturally expect, so I would like to see a permanent consultation body between the ruling and opposition parties.
I think these will also be discussed (at the meeting)."