south Korea government, ruling party, presidential office pledge closer cooperation

Senior officials from the government, the presidential office and the ruling Saenuri Party called in unison for closer cooperation with each other Saturday as they held a workshop to discuss ways to make the new administration of President Park Geun-hye successful."All of us are in the same boat," Prime Minister Chung Hong-won said during the workshop at a training center for civil servants in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul. "If the government becomes successful and wins praises, credits will go to all of us. All of us should combine our strength."Chung also called for legislative support from the ruling party so that the government can realize its key policy visions, saying the administration would be like "a car with flat tires" unless it has legislative backing.