Sources: South Korean Defense Minister intends to resign
According to Yonhap News Agency, a South Korean government source said on September 12th that South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong seok seems to be interested in resigning.
According to the report, the source said that Li Zhongxie's decision to resign was clearly to avoid a possible vacuum in the security field. Previously, the main opposition party in South Korea called for the impeachment of Lee Jong seok.
According to reports, the main opposition party in South Korea, the Common Democratic Party, has stated that it will push for the impeachment of Lee Jong seok, who has been accused of improperly intervening in a military investigation targeting a young soldier.
According to the previous report of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Lee Jong sup, who became the chief of the South Korean Defense Ministry in 2022, was born in the army. He once obtained a doctorate degree in the US South Korea alliance and international political direction in a university in the United States. He has always been a professional in the South Korean army responsible for strengthening its defense capability against the United States. Yin Xiyue's evaluation of Li Zhongxie is that he has been responsible for promoting defense cooperation between South Korea and the United States for many years and has made significant contributions to the development of the South Korea US alliance.