The Confederation of Trade Unions denounced the representatives of the ruling party and opposition parties for talking about "fair rise in defence cost" reading the face of the U.S. despite the fact that the U.S. is exerting outrageous and undisguised pressure upon the south Korea, requesting 5 billion U.S. dollars for defence cost.

The organization stressed that it will never spare any forces advocating for higher defence cost on the U.S. side.

The Solidarity for Progress in a statement blamed the "National Assembly" for taking no stand over the U.S. insolent pressure for higher defence cost.