South Korea demands North Korea pay for blown-up diplomatic building



News South Korea demands North Korea pay for blown-up diplomatic building Foreign minister Chung Eui-yong wants reparations after the DPRK blew up an office that Seoul renovated for $8.6 million Jeongmin Kim April 21, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA \| A view of an exploding Kaesong inter-Korean liaison office. June 2020. South Korea’s foreign minister demanded that North Korea apologize and pay for the joint liaison office it blew up last summer, further casting doubt on Pyongyang’s strength as he condemned its “senseless” insults on Wednesday. Speaking at a debate session hosted by Seoul’s Kwanhun Club, Chung said that he “has a lot of regrets about the state of strained inter-Korean relations” and that North Korea never should have detonated the inter-Korean liaison office in the border area, which South Korea poured roughly $8.6 million worth of fresh renovations into. South Korea’s foreign minister demanded that North Korea apologize and pay for the joint liaison office it blew up last summer, further casting doubt on Pyongyang’s strength as he condemned its “senseless” insults on Wednesday. Speaking at a debate session hosted by Seoul’s Kwanhun Club, Chung said that he “has a lot of regrets about the state of strained inter-Korean relations” and that North Korea never should have detonated the inter-Korean liaison office in the border area, which South Korea poured roughly $8.6 million worth of fresh renovations into. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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South Korea demands North Korea pay for blown-up diplomatic building

Foreign minister Chung Eui-yong wants reparations after the DPRK blew up an office that Seoul renovated for $8.6 million

Jeongmin Kim April 21, 2021

South Korea demands North Korea pay for blown-up diplomatic building

KCNA | A view of an exploding Kaesong inter-Korean liaison office. June 2020.

South Korea’s foreign minister demanded that North Korea apologize and pay for the joint liaison office it blew up last summer, further casting doubt on Pyongyang’s strength as he condemned its “senseless” insults on Wednesday.

Speaking at a debate session hosted by Seoul’s Kwanhun Club, Chung said that he “has a lot of regrets about the state of strained inter-Korean relations” and that North Korea never should have detonated the inter-Korean liaison office in the border area, which South Korea poured roughly $8.6 million worth of fresh renovations into.

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