South Korea seeking to "independently" advance relations with the North: MOU



News South Korea seeking to “independently” advance relations with the North: MOU Unification ministry appears to rebuff comments by U.S. ambassador, stresses Seoul's "stakeholder" role Jeongmin Kim January 8, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Joint Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps - NKNEWS South Korea hopes to take more independent initiatives to improve its fractious relationship with the North, a spokesperson for the country's Ministry of Unification (MOU) told press on Wednesday. Speaking at a regular briefing, ministry spokesperson Lee Sang-min was asked to clarify remarks by South Korean President Moon Jae-in in his New Year's Address on Tuesday, in which he laid out ambitious plans for inter-Korean cooperation in the coming year. South Korea hopes to take more independent initiatives to improve its fractious relationship with the North, a spokesperson for the country's Ministry of Unification (MOU) told press on Wednesday. Speaking at a regular briefing, ministry spokesperson Lee Sang-min was asked to clarify remarks by South Korean President Moon Jae-in in his New Year's Address on Tuesday, in which he laid out ambitious plans for inter-Korean cooperation in the coming year. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis 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 seeking to “independently” advance relations with the North: MOU

Unification ministry appears to rebuff comments by U.S. ambassador, stresses Seoul's "stakeholder" role

Jeongmin Kim January 8, 2020

South Korea seeking to “independently” advance relations with the North: MOU

Joint Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps - NKNEWS

South Korea hopes to take more independent initiatives to improve its fractious relationship with the North, a spokesperson for the country's Ministry of Unification (MOU) told press on Wednesday.

Speaking at a regular briefing, ministry spokesperson Lee Sang-min was asked to clarify remarks by South Korean President Moon Jae-in in his New Year's Address on Tuesday, in which he laid out ambitious plans for inter-Korean cooperation in the coming year.

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