March 29, 2024
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South Korea to review prospects for EU-style confederation with the North: MOU

Researchers also asked to predict "strife" that could take place in the event of a political union

The South Korean government is planning to fund research projects into a range of potential models for unification with North Korea, documents seen by NK News showed this week, with case-studies including federation and EU-style confederation among several under consideration.

In plans for the two research projects, the South Korean Ministry of Unification (MOU) asked prospective participants in the project to examine cases of gradual unification.

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