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President Lee Jae Myung has called for a constitutional revision to reflect the spirit of South Korea's democratization movements, marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Busan-Masan pro-democracy protests. Meanwhile, the main opposition People Power Party criticized the government over apparent differences between South Korea and the United States on the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON), calling it a "serious diplomatic blunder."

Lastly, South Korea and the United States held their first 2+2 meeting of finance and monetary policymakers to strengthen coordination in responding to external uncertainties.

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