Lee Chang-yong, "Acting Choi Sang-mok makes an inevitable decision considering the economy."

Lee Chang-yong, the governor of the Bank of Korea, said that the evaluation will vary depending on political interests, but Acting President Choi Sang-mok made an inevitable decision considering the economy.

In his New Year's address this year, Lee said acting president Choi Sang-mok made a difficult but inevitable decision considering the economy rather than politics to prevent a decline in external credibility and a state-run vacuum.

"This will be a starting point for the internal and external communication that our economic system will function normally independently of the political process in the future," Lee Chang-yong said.

Lee stressed that it is time for the ruling and opposition parties to cooperate to stabilize the head of state affairs, and that the Bank of Korea will also serve as a breakwater to protect foreign credibility by advising government policies.