April 25, 2024
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Not just summits: North and South Korea have met nearly 700 times since 1970s

Korean relations a common agenda item, but humanitarian aid and economics among other top issues when two sides meet

South Korea and North Korea have held a total of 667 inter-Korean meetings over the past 50 years, underscoring the multiple levels at which dialogue is possible with Pyongyang, according to a new report published by Seoul’s Ministry of Unification (MOU) on Monday.

While summit meetings between the leaders of the two Koreas are the most well-known and publicized, they account for a tiny fraction of the hundreds of face-to-face meetings between the two Koreas since Aug. 20, 1971, according to the ministry.

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