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S. Korea planning research to influence U.S. “perceptions” of N. Korean economy

Project aims to enhance Seoul's public diplomacy, "timeliness" of policymaking: foreign ministry

South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is hoping to influence U.S. attitudes towards North Korea and improve the "timeliness" of international and domestic policymaking through a new outsourced research project, a document seen by NK News this week showed.

In a proposal released earlier this month, the foreign ministry said it planned to commission “policy research” on the “current state of North Korea’s steps towards  reform and opening.”

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