Acting President Han returns to work, deploys all-out efforts to fight wildfires… Tariffs and US security response

It has been reported that Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who is serving as acting president, will make every effort to extinguish the forest fires spreading mainly in the Yeongnam area immediately after returning to work on the 24th.

A government official said: ““한 권한대행이 삼청동 총리공관에서 국무총리실·국무조정실 참모진으로부터 보고를 받은 뒤 정부서울청사 집무실로 출근할 계획 »». “보고가 끝나면 오늘 일정이 확정될 것”

and “가장 시급한 일은 영남권에서 동시다발로 발생한 산불을 끄는 것” “산불 대응 중앙재난안전대책본부 가능성도 있다 » It is expected that each acting director receives reports from each ministry on current affairs occurring during his suspension from office.

The possibility of a meeting of the members of the Council of State or a special meeting of the Council of State was raised.

When President Yoon Seok-yeol was suspended from office on December 14 of last year due to his impeachment by the National Assembly, his first task as acting president was to convene a special cabinet meeting.

In addition to the thoughts on his return revealed to the press here, it is also possible that he will issue an official message such as a "statement to the nation" or "words to the nation."

In addition, the acting president is expected to convene the National Security Council (NSC) to review the security situation and focus on finding a breakthrough in US security and trade pressure.

It has been reported that Acting Ambassador Han, who served as the first head of the trade negotiations headquarters and ambassador to the United States, has been considering ways to deal with US trade pressure during his suspension, including reading research reports on US tariffs and global trade war issues.

An official from the Office for Government Policy Coordination pointed out that

« 한 권한대행은 재난·외교·안보·통상에 중점을 두고 안정적으로 국정을 운영하는 데 전력을다할것 » Last weekend, simultaneous wildfires broke out in the Yeongnam area, including Sancheong, Gyeongnam, killing four firefighters and injuring six. “무엇보다도 가장 시급한 사안은 영남권 산불 진화” Along with this, the nomination of Judge Ma Eun-hyeok as a candidate for the position of Constitutional Court judge is also a topic of interest.

Opposition parties, including the Democratic Party of Korea, had already passed a motion to impeach interim President Han on December 27, citing five reasons, including his refusal to appoint a judge to the Constitutional Court.

The opposition party also launched an impeachment motion on the 21st against Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Choi Sang-mok, who is serving as acting prime minister, for failing to nominate a candidate.

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