There has been a lot of conflict with the Ministry of National Defense regarding ROK-US training and frontline training, but now it seems that the Ministry of Unification is in conflict with the National Security Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the working group. The United States has also expressed concerns.
Although he was an old boy during the Kim Dae-jung administration, he also had an independent tendency.
He is a person with a strong sense of self, so I understand that he doesn’t like doing anything with the United States. (I wonder what direction Chung Dong-young would have taken if he had defeated Lee Myung-bak and become president.)
Unlike in the past, the international situation is very entangled and there is a lot more to do, such as assistance and consultation with the United States and strengthening our national defense capabilities.
It’s necessary to try to do something independently, but you can’t focus too much on that.
I don’t know how long Minister Chung Dong-young will be in charge of the Ministry of Unification.
I hope that there will be good communication and cooperation with other ministries so that the government does not get in trouble.