Panmunjom at the inter-Korean demilitarized zone | Image: NK News (Sept. 2015)
South Korea’s new government will honor all inter-Korean agreements signed by past governments, unification minister Kwon Young-se said Monday, while accusing North Korea of violating these agreements in pursuit of nuclear weapons.
In a speech marking the 50th anniversary of the first-ever joint statement by North and South Korea on July 4, 1972, Kwon also urged the DPRK not to separate denuclearization from inter-Korean relations.
South Korea’s new government will honor all inter-Korean agreements signed by past governments, unification minister Kwon Young-se said Monday, while accusing North Korea of violating these agreements in pursuit of nuclear weapons.
In a speech marking the 50th anniversary of the first-ever joint statement by North and South Korea on July 4, 1972, Kwon also urged the DPRK not to separate denuclearization from inter-Korean relations.
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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.