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JH Ahn
JH Ahn was an NK News contributor based in Seoul. He previously worked as an interpreter for United States Forces Korea.
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News A year since 8.25 agreement, two Koreas blame one another for failureNeither Korea was ever sincere about the accord, one inter-Korean specialist says Two days before the first anniversary of the 8.25 agreement, the inter-Korean accord that put an end to escalating military tensions last August, both North and South Korea blamed each other for failure to fulfill the agreement. “A radical turn would have been brought about in the situation of the Korean peninsula if the agreement adopted by the north and the south one year ago had been valued and implemented,” a North Korean spokesperson said in an official statement released by KCNA on Tuesday. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |