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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
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News South Korea considering new unilateral sanctions on North Korea: vice FMComments follow trilateral talks between Seoul, Washington, and Tokyo
Seoul is considering imposing further unilateral sanctions on North Korea, South Korea’s first vice foreign minister said on Wednesday. Emphasizing that the Moon Jae-in administration believes that “faithful implementation” of UN Security Council resolutions against the DPRK is “crucial,” Lim Sung-nam said that further measures “can be reviewed.” “Our government is continuously considering the measure of unilateral sanctions, but the specifics haven’t been decided,” Lim said at a news conference in Seoul following a meeting with U.S. and Japanese counterparts. South Korean President Moon Jae-in in July saidSeoul was mulling new unilateral measures against North Korea in response to continued North © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |