Overview

• President Lee Jae Myung invited Democratic Party and People Power Party leaders to a tripartite briefing on his talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and directed aides to arrange it.
• PPP leader Jang Dong-hyeok said he will accept the three-way meeting only if a separate one-on-one with President Lee is guaranteed.
• Jang called for a joint statement or fact sheet to convey summit outcomes and argued broader livelihood issues require a dedicated meeting with the opposition leader.
• DP Chairman Jung Chung-rae escalated rhetoric toward the PPP, and mistrust deepened after the ruling party rejected an opposition nominee for the National Human Rights Commission.
• Major editorials urged both sides to de-escalate and meet promptly, but the meeting’s format, deliverables and follow-up remain unresolved.