South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party (PD) on Monday urged the presidential office to demand clear information from the United States on reports of an alleged spying attempt against Seoul.
The PD parliamentary leader, Park Hong-keun, made the comment in reference to an article in The New York Times indicating that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) spied on internal discussions of high-ranking South Korean officials about the supply of weapons to the United States for use in Ukraine.
If the report is true, it would amount to an action that can never be acceptable between nations with more than 70 years of alliance, as well as a violation of sovereignty and diplomatic foul play that breaks bilateral trust, Park said.
The South Korean presidential office announced yesterday that it will hold the necessary discussions with Washington and review precedents involving other countries to come up with a response.
Park asked the National Assembly to immediately convene meetings of its Steering, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence and Defense committees to discuss the matter. Likewise, the deputy for the PD asked the United States to issue a formal apology if the veracity of the report is confirmed.
