South Korea’s unification minister continues to hold out hope for talks with North Korea and a possible breakthrough in the coming months, despite the ongoing ROK-U.S. military drills that Pyongyang suggested would eliminate chances for dialogue.
Speaking at a biennial conference hosted by the Korean Political Science Association on Wednesday, Lee In-young said that the second half of 2021 is a “very important” period to resume diplomacy with North Korea.
South Korea’s unification minister continues to hold out hope for talks with North Korea and a possible breakthrough in the coming months, despite the ongoing ROK-U.S. military drills that Pyongyang suggested would eliminate chances for dialogue.
Speaking at a biennial conference hosted by the Korean Political Science Association on Wednesday, Lee In-young said that the second half of 2021 is a “very important” period to resume diplomacy with North Korea.
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