SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Friday met with British Ambassador to South Korea Colin Crooks, and discussed Korean Peninsula issues and cooperation on North Korea policy, according to the unification ministry. In the meeting, Chung explained the Lee Jae Myung administration’s efforts to restore frayed ties between the two [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Unification Minister Chung Dong-young met with the Swedish ambassador in Seoul on Monday to discuss ways to step up cooperation and address pending issues on the Korean Peninsula, his office said. During talks with Swedish Ambassador to South Korea Karl-Olof Andersson, Chung expressed appreciation for Sweden’s diplomatic efforts to [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — New Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Friday emphasized the need to restore communication channels and resume dialogue with North Korea, calling them his top priorities as he took office. “Restoring communication channels and resuming dialogue (between the two Koreas) are tasks I must pursue as soon as possible,” Chung [...]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho renewed calls Monday for China to help North Korean defectors move to a country of their choice and ensure their human rights are protected based on the “international norm.” Kim made the remarks in a keynote speech read out by an aide to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s propaganda outlets on Thursday issued a barrage of insults against South Korea’s point man on inter-Korean affairs, calling him a “madman” and the worst-ever “traitor.” North Korea has often denounced South Korea’s unification ministry. But it marked the first time North Korea lashed out at Unification Minister [...]
“I want to see the railways between the two Koreas be reconnected as quickly as possible. I want it to be a major starting point.” “Railways are actual linking channels for the two Koreas and I wish to discuss many other issues and cooperative projects based on this railway reconnection business.” - Hong Yong-pyo, unification [...]