South Korea holds out hope for a major shout-out at North Korea's Party Congress



News South Korea holds out hope for a major shout-out at North Korea’s Party Congress Experts say that Kim Jong Un will inevitably bring up his Seoul counterparts, but will keep the message very vague Jeongmin Kim January 4, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps Kim Jong Un has almost always delivered a New Years speech and included a message to South Korea. But this year, Jan. 1 came and went without any sign of the North Korean leader’s famous annual address. So, Seoul is now looking for a shout-out in the DPRK’s next milestone event: the high-profile Party Congress in Pyongyang, which is slated for sometime this week and could happen any day now. “We’ll start to see the situation surrounding the fate of the Korean Peninsula change with the Eighth Party Congress,” Seoul’s unification minister saidon Monday. He added that Seoul is © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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South Korea holds out hope for a major shout-out at North Korea’s Party Congress

Experts say that Kim Jong Un will inevitably bring up his Seoul counterparts, but will keep the message very vague

Jeongmin Kim January 4, 2021

South Korea holds out hope for a major shout-out at North Korea’s Party Congress

Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps

Kim Jong Un has almost always delivered a New Years speech and included a message to South Korea. But this year, Jan. 1 came and went without any sign of the North Korean leader’s famous annual address.

So, Seoul is now looking for a shout-out in the DPRK’s next milestone event: the high-profile Party Congress in Pyongyang, which is slated for sometime this week and could happen any day now.

“We’ll start to see the situation surrounding the fate of the Korean Peninsula change with the Eighth Party Congress,” Seoul’s unification minister saidon Monday. He added that Seoul is

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