Consul General of New York, "Kim Gun-hee is not a military officer"...refutation of suspicion

Opposition "Kim's line...Pro-North Korean Leftist Crushing Remarks Are also a Problem"

Consul General Kim offered to resign from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 26th of last month

Fulfilling the planned external schedule...a heavy atmosphere in the consulate

[Anchor]
Kim Eui-hwan, Consul General of New York, met with YTN to directly refute the opposition's offensive over the controversy over the Liberation Day remarks and the alleged relationship with First Lady Kim Gun-hee.

Consul General Kim, who expressed his resignation saying that it was difficult to perform his duties due to the political offensive, drew the line, saying, "It has nothing to do with Kim that he came as Consul General."

I'm correspondent Lee Seung-yoon from New York.

[Reporter]
Kim Eui-hwan, consul general to New York, told YTN that he was furious and angry at the opposition's offensive to demand his resignation.

[Kim Eui-hwan / Consul General of New York: I resigned because the opposition party's excessive and groundless offensive led me to decide that I could not perform my duties in the end. The First Lady's comments are simply absurd. So I respect the First Lady for her competence as a global exhibition planner and for her various characteristics, but it has nothing to do with me coming to the Consul General.]

Opposition parties claimed that Consul General Kim was inappropriate, saying he was Kim Gun-hee's line.

He also took issue with the remarks at the Liberation Day celebration, saying, "It is a day to thank the United States for bringing liberation from Japanese strengths," and "We need to crush pro-North Korean leftist forces."

[Cho Jung-sik / Rep. Cho Jung-sik of the Democratic Party (audit on Oct. 7): Isn't this a high-ranking official representing the Korean government and unfit? Is it suitable? Minister, don't you think this is problematic?]

{Consul General Kim offered to resign from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 26th of last month.

Afterwards, on the 1st, he met with young workers from South Korea, the U.S. and Japan in the fashion and cooking sectors in New York to ask for more cultural cooperation between the three countries,
We are carrying out our external business schedule as planned, emphasizing the importance of cooperation between South Korea, the U.S. and Japan to Japanese students in
.

However, since the announcement of his resignation, there has been a heavy and chaotic atmosphere at the Consulate General in New York.

Consul General Kim Eui-hwan explained that he will carry out scheduled tasks such as Harvard University lectures normally until the last day of his departure.

I'm YTN's Lee Seungyoon from New York.