Presidential Office refutes Lee Jae-myung's remarks... "Supporting Article 3 of Ukra, Non-Free Loan."

The presidential office pointed out that representative Lee Jae-myung said that the Korean government lent nearly 3 trillion won to Ukraine and virtually did not receive it, and that it is the money that has to be paid back as it is a vice minister.

An official from the presidential office said, "We plan to provide about 3 trillion won from the Foreign Economic Cooperation Fund to rebuild Ukraine, which will have direct and indirect effects on domestic employment and production by expanding opportunities for Korean companies to participate in reconstruction projects."

In addition to CEO Lee's statement that there has been no case of annual reserves exceeding 1.5 trillion won since the COVID-19 crisis, he refuted that he executed 4.9 trillion won in 2022 and 2.3 trillion won in particular to recover from forest fires and typhoons in addition to responding to COVID-19.

The president's office also said that in 2019, before COVID-19, 2.7 trillion won in reserve funds was executed for the development of technology for small managers in accordance with Japan's export regulations, and explained that the opposition party's current reduction plan of 2.4 trillion won could disrupt responses in the event of unexpected changes in industry and trade.