North Korea silent after South explains offer of COVID aid via hotline: MOU



News North Korea silent after South explains offer of COVID aid via hotline: MOU Unification ministry says it detailed plans to provide vaccines and other aid after trying to send letter last week Ifang Bremer \| Jeongmin Kim May 23, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A South Korean soldier connects with a North Korean counterpart on one of four hotlines reestablished this week, July 27, 2021 \| Image: Ministry of National Defense South Korea explained to North Korea its offer to provide COVID-19 aid on Monday via an inter-Korean hotline, Seoul’s Ministry of Unification (MOU) said, but Pyongyang remained unresponsive to the proposal. Monday’s call comes a week after South Korea attempted to deliver a letter to North Korea detailing plans to provide vaccines, masks and COVID-19 test kits to help the DPRK fight an ongoing outbreak of COVID-19, which has led to a nationwide lockdown and 67 confirmed deaths so far. South Korea explained to North Korea its offer to provide COVID-19 aid on Monday via an inter-Korean hotline, Seoul’s Ministry of Unification (MOU) said, but Pyongyang remained unresponsive to the proposal. Monday’s call comes a week after South Korea attempted to deliver a letter to North Korea detailing plans to provide vaccines, masks and COVID-19 test kits to help the DPRK fight an ongoing outbreak of COVID-19, which has led to a nationwide lockdown and 67 confirmed deaths so far. 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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North Korea silent after South explains offer of COVID aid via hotline: MOU

Unification ministry says it detailed plans to provide vaccines and other aid after trying to send letter last week

Ifang Bremer | Jeongmin Kim May 23, 2022

North Korea silent after South explains offer of COVID aid via hotline: MOU

A South Korean soldier connects with a North Korean counterpart on one of four hotlines reestablished this week, July 27, 2021 | Image: Ministry of National Defense

South Korea explained to North Korea its offer to provide COVID-19 aid on Monday via an inter-Korean hotline, Seoul’s Ministry of Unification (MOU) said, but Pyongyang remained unresponsive to the proposal.

Monday’s call comes a week after South Korea attempted to deliver a letter to North Korea detailing plans to provide vaccines, masks and COVID-19 test kits to help the DPRK fight an ongoing outbreak of COVID-19, which has led to a nationwide lockdown and 67 confirmed deaths so far.

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