Seoul:President Lee Jae Myung urged the National Assembly to pursue a constitutional revision to embody the spirit of South Korea's democratization movements. He made this appeal during a ceremony commemorating the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Busan-Masan pro-democracy protests, also known as the Buma uprising, against the dictatorship of then-President Park Chung-hee.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) criticized the government over perceived discrepancies with the United States regarding the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON). The PPP labeled this a "serious diplomatic blunder," following comments by U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson about changing conditions and new standards for the OPCON transfer, in light of North Korea's recent missile activities.
South Korea and the United States conducted their inaugural "two-plus-two" meeting involving finance and monetary policymakers. This meeting took place alongside a Group of 20 (G20) ministerial gathering in Bangkok and aimed to enhance coordination in addressing external uncertainties. Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il and Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song met with U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh and U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Francis Brooke, as reported by the Ministry of Finance and Economy.
Additionally, Gender Equality Minister Won Min-kyong called for the removal of a legal provision that prevents punishing perpetrators of domestic violence if victims oppose punishment. Critics argue that this provision allows offenders to pressure victims into settling cases, undermining justice for victims of domestic violence.