Bipartisan agreement for special parliamentary committees on pension reform, climate, APEC 2025

At the parliament earlier on this Wednesday rival lawmakers agreed to launch a special committee on national pension reform.

In a meeting presided over by National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik ruling People Power Party Floor Leader Kweon Seong-dong and opposition Democratic Party Floor Leader Park Chan-dae also agreed to further address the prospects of setting up such a committee this coming Friday during talks with acting President Choi Sang-mok .

Now aside from the committee on pension reform the rival floor leaders also agreed on two additional committees one for climate-related initiatives and another for APEC summit preparations as Korea's city of Gyeongju prepares to host the annual multi-lateral gathering in November.