SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Controversy resurfaced here over the deployment of a U.S. missile shield, or Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), in South Korean as ruling party lawmakers boycotted all parliamentary procedures in protest against the National Assembly speaker's remarks on THAAD.
Parliament Speaker Chung Sey-kyun said in his opening speech at the Assembly's first regular session on Thursday that it would be hard to agree with the government's attitude to the THAAD deployment from the perspective of dealing with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear program.
The former lawmaker of the main opposition Minjoo Party accused the government of failing to communicating with the public over the U.S. missile defense system that resulted in split and confusion among people.
Chung urged the government to stop a "chicken game" between the two Koreas, calling for talks with the DPRK that can start with smallest possible issues.
Saenuri Party lawmakers walked out of the chamber, demanding the speaker's apology and resignation. The ruling party has boycotted all parliamentary procedures until Friday, including the passage of a supplementary budget plan for the second half, strongly advocated by President Park Geun-hye to reinvigorate the faltering economy.
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