President Moon Jae-in has called for cooperation from opposition parties for the success of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. 

Presidential Spokesman Park Soo-hyun said in a media briefing Wednesday that the president emphasized bipartisan cooperation ahead of the forthcoming PyeongChang Games during a meeting with his secretaries earlier in the day. 

Noting his belief that the ruling and opposition parties are on the same page in their wish to realize unity and peace through sports, Moon ordered his aides to do their best to draw cooperation from the National Assembly.

He mentioned arranging a meeting among the floor leaders of the rival parties at the top office as one such effort, reiterating his remarks from a meeting with the floor leadership of the ruling Democratic Party on Tuesday. 

According to those at Wednesday’s meeting, Moon expressed regret over the lack of bipartisan cooperation for the PyeongChang Games compared with previous international events the country hosted.