Leaders of ruling, main opposition parties set to hold 1st official talks

▲ This composite photo shows ruling People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon (L) and main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, respectively speaking in their party events separately held in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Aug. 29, 2024. (Yonhap)

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Leaders of ruling, main opposition parties set to hold 1st official talks

SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- The leaders of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) were set to hold their first official talks Sunday, party officials said.

PPP leader Han Dong-hoon is scheduled to meet with Lee Jae-myung, who was reelected as the chief of the DP in August, at the National Assembly at 2 p.m. Sunday for a 90-minute meeting, where they are expected to discuss issues ranging from a special counsel probe into a young Marine's death to a new investment tax policy.

Han and Lee will discuss the issues in a closed-door meeting after delivering seven-minute opening remarks, party officials said.

They were initially scheduled to meet last Sunday but their talks were postponed after Lee tested positive for COVID-19.

It marks the first time that the two will hold official talks as chiefs of the ruling and main opposition parties, and the first such meeting between the rival parties since 2013.

They previously met briefly on Dec. 29 when Han took office as the party's interim leader and paid a courtesy visit to Lee, but no current agenda items were discussed at that time.

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