South Korea seeking to "independently" advance relations with the North: MOU

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South Korea seeking to “independently” advance relations with the North: MOU

Unification ministry appears to rebuff comments by U.S. ambassador, stresses Seoul's "stakeholder" role

Jeongmin Kim January 8, 2020

South Korea seeking to “independently” advance relations with the North: MOU

Joint Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps - NKNEWS

South Korea hopes to take more independent initiatives to improve its fractious relationship with the North, a spokesperson for the country's Ministry of Unification (MOU) told press on Wednesday.

Speaking at a regular briefing, ministry spokesperson Lee Sang-min was asked to clarify remarks by South Korean President Moon Jae-in in his New Year's Address on Tuesday, in which he laid out ambitious plans for inter-Korean cooperation in the coming year.

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Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.

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