South Korea’s Ministry of Unification will suspend initial plans to relieve South Koreans of their current legal obligation to report any unintentional encounters with North Korean citizens. However, a new draft amendment to a major inter-Korean exchange law — published on Thursday — will still give local governments and companies more power to collaborate with the DPRK.
In May, the ministry disclosed its first draft of an amendment to the 30-year-old Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act, which was meant to remove bureaucratic logistical procedures that bogged down inter-Korean exchanges.
South Korea’s Ministry of Unification will suspend initial plans to relieve South Koreans of their current legal obligation to report any unintentional encounters with North Korean citizens. However, a new draft amendment to a major inter-Korean exchange law — published on Thursday — will still give local governments and companies more power to collaborate with the DPRK.
In May, the ministry disclosed its first draft of an amendment to the 30-year-old Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act, which was meant to remove bureaucratic logistical procedures that bogged down inter-Korean exchanges.
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