Ruling and opposition parties showed mixed responses Saturday to President Park Geun-hye's speech rebuking parliament for its passage of a motion to dismiss the agriculture minister.

Earlier in the day, the National Assembly endorsed the motion to recommend the dismissal of Minister Kim Jae-soo over his alleged ethical lapses.

Following the endorsement, Park stressed that the country's political establishment has not been cooperative as her government grapples with a host of security and economic challenges.

"It is regrettable that the (National Assembly) passed the motion at a time when the nation is in a crisis," Park said during a gathering of Cabinet ministers and vice ministers at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.

The ruling Saenuri Party said the party agrees with Park's remarks, saying that the political parties should stay on the same page amid various threats such as North Korea's nuke test and recent earthquakes.

"The party understands that the president delivered such a message out of concern for wasting so much energy due to the opposition's political attacks," Rep. Yeom Dong-yeol, the spokesman of the ruling party, said.

The spokesman further said that Kim has come into office quite recently, and there is no basis to dismiss him.

The party also said it would boycott all National Assembly sessions and other hearings in defiance of the endorsement.

The main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea, meanwhile, said it is regrettable that the president is asking to co-exist while not making efforts to do so.

"It is more urgent to dismiss the unqualified minister since the country is at the state of emergency," a spokesman from the party said.

The opposition party also criticized the Saenuri's decision, saying that the party is trying to give up lawmakers' duty to take care of livelihoods of the people.  (Yonhap)