Seoul will discuss the resumption of tours to Panmunjom with the U.N. Command (UNC), the unification ministry said Monday, with tours suspended since American soldier Travis King crossed into North Korea at the border village in July.
“We will continue to consult on the necessary procedural matters with related organizations, including the UNC, for resuming the tours. However, we cannot currently predict when the tours will resume," ministry spokesperson Koo Byung-sam told reporters on Monday.
Seoul will discuss the resumption of tours to Panmunjom with the U.N. Command (UNC), the unification ministry said Monday, with tours suspended since American soldier Travis King crossed into North Korea at the border village in July.
“We will continue to consult on the necessary procedural matters with related organizations, including the UNC, for resuming the tours. However, we cannot currently predict when the tours will resume," ministry spokesperson Koo Byung-sam told reporters on Monday.
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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.