May 03, 2024
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Ex-unification minister calls for new inter-Korean cooperation

Expansion of China-N.Korean SEZs suggests Beijing-Pyongyang relations not declining, report says

A report by a former minister of unification suggests that South Korea may need to be more proactive in economic cooperation with the North due to expanding China-NK cooperation.

Lee Jong-suk, who was unification minister from February to December 2006, released his report analyzing recent signs of expansion of economic cooperation between China and North Korea.

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