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Interview: Past US envoy for DPRK says end-of-war declaration a ‘positive step’
Former Amb. Joseph Yun also tells NK News that declaration is unlikely to weaken US military presence on peninsula
Political disputes leave US no closer to appointing DPRK human rights envoy
Biden has yet to even announce a nominee for the key role that works to improve human rights in the country
Dozens of Russians leave from Pyongyang amid ongoing exodus of embassy staff
Palestinian ambassador also departs, multiple sources say
Preparations in ‘final stage’ to reopen North Korea’s border with China: MOU
Unification ministry points to technical inspections, quarantine facilities near the DPRK-China land border
Yoon Seok-youl calls DPRK a ‘failed’ state, vows to defend democratic values
Remarks come after his progressive rival earlier rejected inter-Korean ideological competition
Why an end-of-war declaration with North Korea may not lead to peace
Only a peace treaty can end a war, but even that isn’t enough to guarantee the cessation of hostilities
EXPLAINER: What North Korea policy might look like under Yoon Seok-youl
NK Pro analyzes the conservative presidential candidate’s remarks, with commentary from his top policy adviser
Yoon Seok-youl’s DPRK policy ensures return to ‘fire and fury’: Democratic Party
Democratic Party blasts presidential candidate after he suggests scrapping 2018 inter-Korean military agreement
Former USFK commander calls end-of-war declaration a ‘gamble’
Robert Abrams suggests formally ending the Korean War could lead to UNC withdrawal, dissolution of Korean War armistice
Unification minister predicts no North Korea nuclear, ICBM test ‘for time being’
South Korea's Lee In-young also frames end-of-war declaration as starting point for denuclearization