April 16, 2024
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North must take “forward-looking measures” to improve relations: South Korean FM

Kim Jong Un's order to demolish South Korean-built facilities at Mount Kumgang shows his "frustration," says Kang

“Forward-looking measures” from North Korea towards denuclearization are needed to break the deadlock in inter-Korean cooperation, South Korea's foreign minister stressed Thursday.

Speaking at a special press conference, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha also said that DPRK leader Kim Jong Un's recent orders to demolish South Korean-built facilities at the Mt. Kumgang resort appear to be an expression of “frustration."

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