文대통령-여야5당대표, 18일 청와대 회동…日대응 '초당적' 논의<br /><br />President Moon Jae-in will finally sit down with the leaders of the five main political parties... for talks on a wide range of issues,... but mainly the ongoing trade spat between South Korea and Japan.<br />The meeting is to be held Thursday afternoon at the Blue House.<br />It was finalized by the parties Tuesday at the National Assembly.<br />The secretary-general of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, Yun Ho-jung, told reporters afterwards... that they agreed on the need to put aside political differences... and work together to minimize the damage to the South Korean economy.<br />It's not been decided who will attend the meeting, but the Presidential Chief of Staff for Policy, Kim Sang-jo, and Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki are expected to be there from the government's side.<br />Other issues on the table could include the pending multi-billion dollar supplementary budget bill.<br />
