And, on this Tuesday... the nation's rival
parties remain at odds over that nuclear security
bill.
The ruling Saenuri Party condemned the main
opposition Democratic Party for refusing to
pass the bill, which is related to protecting
nuclear materials and preventing nuclear disasters.
It has called for an extraordinary session
of the National Assembly to be convened on
Thursday,... but the bill is unlikely to pass
without the DP's cooperation.
The DP says the Saenuri Party is to blame
for the failure to pass the bill,... because
it has also refused to pass other contentious
bills.
The bill's passage is required for Korea to
ratify two international treaties on preventing
nuclear terrorism.
