April 30, 2024
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North rejects South’s call to release missionary

NIS denies Kim's 'confession' of assistance from South Korean spy agency

North Korea has rejected a notice from the South Korean government urging Pyongyang to release a detained South Korean missionary.

South Korea’s Ministry of Unification announced on February 28 that it tried to deliver the notice to Pyongyang through Panmunjeom, but Pyongyang refused to receive it, Yonhap News Agency reported yesterday.

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