GNP Takes on Roh Over U.N. Abstentions
The conservative main opposition party on Monday submitted a statement to the National Assembly urging the government not to abstain from voting on a resolution against North Korean human rights violations at the UN General Assembly. South Korea did not vote on three resolutions condemning abuses in the Stalinist country in the UN Human Rights Commission since 2003.
Grand National Party deputy floor leader Na Kyong-won told reporters the party’s lawmakers adopted the draft at a general meeting on Monday morning. Na called for an end to the government’s “cowardly” dodging of the issue.