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The People's Power criticized President Lee Jae Myung's proposal to discuss the end of the war in his Liberation Day speech on the 16th, saying, "How long should we see the 'heartfelt begging' in which we alone disarm ourselves while forgetting even the strict security rules?"

"President Lee's Liberation Day congratulatory speech has shown the regime's security incompetence as the pinnacle," said Choi Bo-yoon, a senior spokesman for People's Power. "Even as North Korea is upgrading its nuclear capabilities, the president has proposed nothing but a shell of 'discussion on the end of the war' and 'three major peace and coexistence' to North Korea." Furthermore, the Ministry of Unification went further and pointed out that it would replace the expression 'North Korea is the main enemy' first.

Choi also called for Defense Minister Ahn Kyu-baek's resignation, citing the recent controversy over the creation of the U.N. Command's "Security Armistice Execution Brigade." "Secretary Ahn boasted that he had reached an agreement with the United States not to do it," he said, "and later reversed his words, saying that he was in close consultation."

"The defense minister's irresponsible words and actions that change his words and cause confusion on every major issue are already chronic," he said, citing the conflicting positions of the Ministry of National Defense and the U.S. Forces Korea over whether to apologize to the commander of the U.S.-China fighter jet confrontation in February and the controversy over the integration of military academies. Choi, a senior spokesman, asked, "How can we entrust the security of the Republic of Korea to a person who distorts even basic communication with the alliance and causes internal administrative confusion?"

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He also set a new stage for the transition of wartime operational control. "Behind Minister Ahn's misjudgment and excuses lies President Lee's reckless impatience to use the transfer of wartime operational control as a political achievement of the regime," Choi said. "The president is only expressing his complacent perception that there is no problem even if he brings the wartime operational control at a time when information sharing between South Korea and the U.S. is faltering and even conflicts with the UNC are erupting."

Finally, he said, "Security is not a word, but an overwhelming power and a solid Korea-U.S. alliance," adding, "Minister Ahn Kyu-baek, who destroyed trust between the allies, deserves to resign immediately." He also told the Lee Jae Myung government, "Get out of the unfounded fantasy of North Korea and clearly face the security reality facing the Republic of Korea," adding, "I strongly urge you to immediately stop your irresponsible North Korea policy and establish a solid security posture."