Office of the President “Misunderstanding Iran” ‥ “Others are blamed for diplomatic mistakes”

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As a wave of President Yoon Seok-yeol’s comments that “the enemy of the UAE is Iran,” the president’s office presented a position that “it seems that Iran has misunderstood, and relations will be normalized when the misunderstanding is resolved.”

In response, the opposition demanded that the government admit its fault first, saying, “Is it someone else’s fault for diplomatic mistakes?”

This is reporter Son Ha-neul.

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A high-ranking official from the presidential office hosting the presidential tour said, “The intention was to ask the soldiers to work hard in the face of the dire security realities facing the United Arab Emirates.”

“I think there is a misunderstanding on the Iranian side,” he said, “if the misunderstanding is resolved, normalization will come quickly.”

As South Korea and Iran called in the other country’s ambassadors and the repercussions grew, they went directly to explain again.

The official said, “I felt that the focus was unclear when I saw that Iran disagreed with the frozen reserves and President Yoon’s comments on nuclear weapons.”

Asked if he was considering sending a special envoy or having a high-level conversation, he replied, “Excessive behavior.”

In the Democratic Party, criticism came out saying, “Following the sympathy of Britain, Biden-If it blows up, now Iran says it is misunderstanding” and “it is another fault for diplomatic mistakes.”

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“A crushing response only prolongs the situation and raises public concern and national risks.”

On the other hand, the power of the people wrapped up the president’s comments every day.

Words like “No need to send a special envoy or express regret”, “Scratch”, and “Chimsobongdae” came out.

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“It’s a little unfair for the Democratic Party to disparage diplomatic achievements over such a small thing…”

The president’s office is promoting the trip as a great achievement, but we have another task to deal with the ripples caused by the president’s comments.

This is Son Ha-neul from MBC News.

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