President Lee Jae-myung Holds Luncheon with Former President Moon Jae-in... "Party Unity Is Crucial"

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President Lee Jae-myung and former President Moon Jae-in held a luncheon meeting at the Blue House today (July 1). With internal conflict intensifying ahead of the Democratic Party's national convention, both President Lee and former President Moon spoke with one voice on the importance of party unity.

Reporter Kang Min-woo has the story.

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President Lee Jae-myung stepped out in front of Sangchunjae at the Blue House to greet former President Moon Jae-in, sharing a warm embrace.

[Moon Jae-in, Former President: How is your health? You seem to be working so hard.]

[Lee Jae-myung, President: My health is fine. I have a bit of a natural constitution for it.]

During the subsequent luncheon, President Lee and former President Moon emphasized the importance of national unity, while agreeing that the starting point for such unity must be cohesion within the party.

[Moon Jae-in, Former President: The Democratic Party must unite first, and upon that foundation, achieve a greater unity with the democratic reform camp and the forces that joined the 'Revolution of Light,' in order to bring the hearts of the people together.]

[Lee Jae-myung, President: Internal unity is also very important; the core must be solid. And we must constantly expand our reach, so I am striving to build a structural majority and must continue to produce results there...]

This is interpreted as a reference to the recent intensification of conflict within the Democratic Party, marked by sharp exchanges ahead of the national convention.

[Hong Ik-pyo, Senior Presidential Secretary for Political Affairs: They agreed that using fake news or derogatory terms to hurt others does not help anyone.]

However, there was a slight difference in emphasis, with former President Moon focusing more on unity within the pan-democratic camp, while President Lee placed more weight on expanding the party's reach.

During the luncheon and walk, which lasted about two hours, President Lee and former President Moon also exchanged views on state affairs, including balanced national development through large-scale regional investments recently announced, and the direction for improving inter-Korean relations.

(Video coverage by Jung Sang-bo and Yoon Hyung | Video editing by Kim Jin-won)
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