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Wed, July 6, 2022 | 13:14
Foreign Affairs
Rival parties ask Park to join China's war anniversary
문재인 "朴대통령, 중국 전승절 행사 참석하셔야"
Posted : 2015-08-17 16:50
Updated : 2015-08-17 20:07
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By Yi Whan-woo

Both the ruling and opposition parties have asked President Park Geun-hye to visit China next month to join its events commemorating the end World War II.

Rep. Moon Jae-in, chairman of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), said Monday that Park should accept China's invitation to join the event, scheduled for Sept. 3 in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and the surrender of Japan to the Allies.

"This is a great opportunity for her to play a balancing role in finding a breakthrough in issues related to North Korea," Moon said during the party's Supreme Council meeting.

He highlighted the importance of cooperation with North Korea and China, saying that is crucial to revitalizing the economy.

The ruling Saenuri Party also supports Park's trip to China.

Rep. Na Kyung-won, chairwoman of the National Assembly Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, said flying to Beijing now is "not a bad idea."

"It should be carefully determined whether or not to attend the war anniversary event," Na said. "But it appears that it is not a bad idea to accept China's invitation."

The event will include a military parade, which the United States and Japan sees as an occasion to show off China's military strength.

For its parade in Tiananmen Square, China, which fought with the Allies against Japan during the war, plans to display its troops and its most modern weaponry, such as air-launched cruise missiles.

Park has been thrown into a diplomatic quandary over whether to join the Sept. 3 event because U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have reportedly decided to shun the event along with leaders of the European Union.

China is South Korea's biggest trading partner and the country that can exercise leverage on North Korea amid deteriorated inter-Korean ties.

At the same time, Seoul needs to maintain its security alliance with Washington and Tokyo to deter Pyongyang's military attacks.

Park also seeks to convince Xi and Abe to hold a three-way summit this year in Seoul as part of her efforts to boost regional cooperation.

Russia and Mongolia are the only two countries that have confirmed they will join China's celebrations, according to diplomatic sources Monday.


문재인 "朴대통령, 중국 전승절 행사 참석하셔야"

'열병식도 참석하느냐' 질문엔 '외교부가 판단할 몫'
'끌려가는 게 아니라 주도하는 외교를 해야'

새정치민주연합 문재인 대표는 17일 '우리 정부가 끌려가는 게 아니라 주도하는 외교를 해야 한다'며 박근혜 대통령이 내달 3일 중국 전승절 기념식 행사에 참석해야 한다는 입장을 공개적으로 밝혔다.

문 대표는 이날 최고위원회의에서 전날 광복 70주년 기자회견에서 밝힌 '한반도 신경제구상'을 언급, '우리 경제의 활로는 분단과 고립에서 탈피, 북한과 대륙으로 영역을 확장해야 찾을 수 있으며, 정부가 동북아 평화와 남북관계 개선에 나서야 가능하다'며 '우선 중국 전승절 기념행사에 박 대통령이 참석하실 것을 권고한다'고 말했다.

문 대표는 회의후 기자들과 만나 '박 대통령이 열병식도 참석해야 한다고 보느냐'는 질문에 '대한민국 외교부가 판단해야죠. 구체적인 것까지 이야기할 수는 없다'며 '외교부가 판단할 몫도 있는 것이지, 세부적인 것까지 (제가) 이야기하겠는가'라고 반문했다.

'행사 참석으로 인해 미국, 일본과의 관계가 불편해질 수 있는 것 아니냐'는 질문에는 '아니 왜 불편해지겠는가'라며 '그런 입장을들 제대로 설득해낼 수 있어야 된다'고 말했다.

문 대표는 회의에서 자신이 전날 회견에서 북핵 6자 회담의 조속한 재개를 위해 남북, 북미간 회담인 '2+2 회담'의 병행과 5·24 조치 해제를 제안한 데 대해 새누리당이 부정적 입장을 밝힌 것과 관련, '새누리당이 진지한 검토 없이 거부해 참으로 유감'이라며 '새누리당은 그냥 이대로 가자는 것인가'라고 반문했다.

그러면서 '전경련 등 경제계도 남북 경제협력의 원칙을 제시하면서 남북 대화와 동북아 경제권 형성을 권유하고 있다'며 '지금 한국경제의 활로는 한반도 경제통일밖에 없다. 지금은 경제를 위해, 한반도 통일의 실현을 위해 힘을 모아야 한다'고 밝혔다. (연합뉴스)
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