March 29, 2024
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North Korea rejects South Korean calls for direct talks on Mount Kumgang issue

Pyongyang is insisting dialogue must take place through an exchange of documents, unification ministry says

North Korea has rejected the South Korean government’s Monday proposal for face-to-face talks to discuss pending issues over inter-Korean cooperation at Mount Kumgang, the Ministry of  Unification (MOU) said in a statement on Tuesday.

The response came a day after the South Korean government formally suggested in-person working-level talks between the two sides, in a notice sent to the North’s Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee (KAPPC) via the inter-Korean liaison office at Kaesong.

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