Korea's rival parties have come out with their reactions to yesterday's meeting between their leaders and the President... and they've drawn out their debate on the government's economic policies.
Our Park Ji-won tells us more.
Ruling Saenuri Party chairman Kim Moo-sung said Wednesday that Tuesday's trilateral talks with the president and main opposition party leader provided the rival parties with a good opportunity to see that bipartisan efforts are necessary... in order to revive the economy.
Kim added that both parties need to focus on pending bills that could benefit the economy.
He also criticized main opposition party leader Moon Jae-in for characterizing the Park administration's economic policies as a failure... during Tuesday's meeting.


"I think Moon's remarks that the economy is a failure and facing a total crisis... could lower economic players' confidence... at a time when the nation's economy is taking a positive turn."

Moon, the chairman of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy Party,... apparently doesn't agree with Kim's assessment of the current economic situation.
He said Wednesday that there's a huge gap in the way the economy is assessed.... and in devising measures to counter the crisis.


"We've realized once again that there is a huge difference in perspectives. The current administration doesn't have any critical minds, or lacks measures for
addressing issues like normalizing the corporate tax rate, housing rental and jeonse costs and the country's mounting household debt."

The presidential office also defended itself against Moon's remarks.
It said that the economy has seen steady growth since 2012,... with a growth rate of 3-point-3 percent last year,... up from 2-point-3 percent in 2012.
The presidential office added that it takes time for the rise in the growth rate to be felt by the general public... and vowed to focus on consolidating the nation's economic recovery.
Presidential office spokesman Min Kyung-wook