Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Tuesday reiterated the government’s position that the recent decision by Seoul and Washington to deploy an advanced antimissile system here does not require parliamentary approval.
Some opposition lawmakers have argued that the allies’ decision to station a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery in South Korea requires ratification by the National Assembly, while others have called for a referendum on the issue.
“According to a review by related ministries, the issue of deploying THAAD does not need parliamentary consent,” the prime minister said during a parliamentary budget committee session
