SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- A South Korean political heavyweight has proposed to halt discussion on the deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) on the South Korean soil.
Moon Jae-in, former chief of the main opposition Minjoo Party who is considered one of the most powerful presidential hopefuls in the opposition bloc, said on his Facebook page on Sunday that President Park Geun-hye should temporarily halt the discussion on the THAAD deployment and make diplomatic efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
However, Chung Jin-suk, floor leader of the ruling Saenuri Party, told a press conference on Monday that Moon's proposal will only be in interests of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), expressing his deep disappointment at the potential presidential candidate's security perception.
Such condemnations followed Moon's proposal saying President Park should temporarily stop a comprehensive process for the U.S. missile shield installation and should resume diplomatic efforts to completely dismantle the DPRK's nuclear program.
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