North Korean state-run media on Wednesday called on the South Korean government to lift the so-called May 24 unilateral measures, claiming that the sanctions framework continued to impede the improvement of inter-Korean relations.

In a commentary, Uriminzokkiri said North and South Korea were prevented from putting inter-Korean agreements into action because an “obstacle blocking the advancement in inter-Korean relations exists.”

“It’s paramount to get rid of legal and institutional mechanisms that block the improvement of inter-Korean relations in accordance with the new historical flow of reconciliation and cooperation between the North and the South as well as peace and prosperity,”