The South Korean government on Friday approved a request by a non-governmental organization to make contact with North Koreans, the first since the inauguration of the Moon Jae-in government earlier in the month.
The Korean Sharing Movement (KSM) will be allowed to make contact with the North Korean side to discuss a project aimed at preventing malaria outbreak in the inter-Korean border region.
The South Korean government on Friday approved a request by a non-governmental organization to make contact with North Koreans, the first since the inauguration of the Moon Jae-in government earlier in the month.
The Korean Sharing Movement (KSM) will be allowed to make contact with the North Korean side to discuss a project aimed at preventing malaria outbreak in the inter-Korean border region.
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