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South Korea ready to discuss Mount Kumgang issue with North “at any time”: MOU

Hyundai Asan, which owns property at resort, says it's "disconcerted" by reports of planned demolition

Seoul is willing to hold talks with Pyongyang over reported plans to demolish South Korean-built facilities at the Mount Kumgang resort “at any time," a Ministry of Unification (MOU) spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Responding to Kim Jong Un's purported order to “remove all” South Korean-built facilities in the Mount Kumgang area, spokesperson Lee Sang-min said Seoul was keen to discuss the matter with Pyongyang soon.

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