Kaesong Industrial Complex, photographed from South Korea | Photo: NK News
South Korea's so-called "May 24" Measures should no longer be viewed as a barrier to inter-Korean cooperation, a spokesperson for the country's Ministry of Unification (MOU) said on Wednesday, referring to a body of unilateral sanctions Seoul imposed against North Korea in 2010.
But the remarks, unexpectedly released by the ministry amid an ongoing lull in inter-Korean cooperation, do not constitute an official end to the ROK's unilateral sanctions regime, NK News has confirmed.
South Korea's so-called "May 24" Measures should no longer be viewed as a barrier to inter-Korean cooperation, a spokesperson for the country's Ministry of Unification (MOU) said on Wednesday, referring to a body of unilateral sanctions Seoul imposed against North Korea in 2010.
But the remarks, unexpectedly released by the ministry amid an ongoing lull in inter-Korean cooperation, do not constitute an official end to the ROK's unilateral sanctions regime, NK News has confirmed.
Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.