Analysis Why Seoul’s foreign minister nominee won’t be able to score Moon more summitsChung Eui-yong helped fix 2018 and 2019's summits, but COVID-19 and a reluctant Biden will make more talks difficult With only one year left in office, South Korean President Moon Jae-in hopes that his new foreign minister nominee will be able to save his inter-Korean legacy and reignite talks between Washington, Pyongyang and Seoul. But even with the new nominee’s many merits, high-level summits probably won’t return anytime soon. On Wednesday, South Korea’s presidential Blue House announced that Chung Eui-yong, former director of the National Security Office, will replace Kang Kyung-wha as the country’s foreign minister. Chung is well known for traveling to Washington and Pyongyang to facilitate the summits between Moon © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |