NOTE (Aug. 13, 2020 at 5:28 p.m.): This transcript has been updated per request of the Ministry of Unification. All changes have been corroborated with additional audio recordings, and changes made for clarity only are noted in brackets. 

Lee Jong-joo, director-general of the Humanitarian Cooperation Bureau at South Korea’s Ministry of Unification, delivered remarks during a government press tour to Ganghwa Island and near the inter-Korean border.

Speaking on Aug. 11, Lee addressed controversy over human rights activist groups’ efforts to disseminate information into the DPRK through cross-border balloon launches and sending floating bottles of goods by