Show me the money: Pyongyang's reluctance to accept Seoul's olive branch | NK News
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November 06, 2024
Opinion

Show me the money: Pyongyang’s reluctance to accept Seoul’s olive branch

The North scoffs at mere symbolic exchange, but the South risks angering the U.S. by pursuing anything more substantial

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On May 22, South Korean unification minister Kim Yeon-chul addressed the Korea NGO Council for Cooperation with North Korea (KNCCK), an alliance of some 50 groups dealing with the DPRK.

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