Seoul, April 28 (IANS) Issues between close allies should be resolved based on mutual respect and fundamental principles, South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday. Lee made the remarks during a Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae, stressing that “cooperation with traditional allies should also be developed.””(We) need the wisdom to build healthy, future-oriented relations with traditional allies, while resolving pending issues based on mutual respect, common sense and principles,” he told…
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Washington, April 25 (IANS) A senior South Korean diplomat said that Seoul and Washington are making efforts toward “normalisation,” amid reports that the US has partially limited its sharing of intelligence on North Korea in response to what it sees as a classified information leak by a top Seoul official. Vice Foreign Minister for Strategy and Intelligence Jeong Yeon-doo made the remarks after his meeting with US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker at the State Depart…
Seoul, April 24 (IANS) A senior South Korean diplomat said Friday that Seoul and Washington are making efforts toward “normalisation,” amid reports that the U.S. has partially limited its sharing of intelligence on North Korea in response to what it sees as a classified information leak by a top Seoul official.South Korean Vice Foreign Minister for Strategy and Intelligence Jeong Yeon-doo made the remarks after his meeting with the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hook…
Seoul, April 21 (IANS) The commander of the US military stationed in South Korea, Gen. Xavier Brunson, has lodged a protest against the unification minister’s recent remarks that allegedly leaked classified US information about North Korea’s nuclear facility, a lawmaker said on Tuesday. Unification Minister Chung Dong-young has come under fire for referring to the North’s Kusong region as one of the sites hosting the country’s uranium enrichment facilities in a parliamentary session last month.B…
Seoul, April 21 (IANS) The United States has partially limited South Korea’s access to intelligence on North Korea-related technology collected via satellites, military officials said Tuesday, following a controversy over the unification minister’s disclosure of information on the North’s nuclear facility.But as the allies have been normally sharing information in regard to surveillance on North Korea, such as the North’s missile launch activity, the South Korean military has no problem in maint…
Seoul, April 20 (IANS) Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said on Monday his referring to North Korea’s Kusong region as one of the sites hosting the country’s nuclear facilities was intended to explain South Korea’s North Korea policy, expressing regret over allegations that the remarks constituted an information leak. The minister made the remarks amid allegations that he disclosed sensitive intelligence on North Korea, after describing Kusong as a site hosting uranium enrichment facilities…
Seoul, March 28 (IANS) South Korea will likely join as a co-sponsor of this year’s UN resolution on North Korean human rights, government sources said, amid earlier expectations that Seoul might skip the move in line with its conciliatory gestures toward Pyongyang.The South Korean government has tentatively decided to participate as a co-sponsor of the resolution on the human rights situation in North Korea to be adopted at a regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council later this …
Seoul, Feb 26 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday vowed to continue efforts to normalise relations with North Korea despite Pyongyang’s rejection of his dialogue overture, saying the two Koreas should move beyond past confrontation and pursue peace and stability. Lee reaffirmed his commitment to improving ties after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un dismissed dialogue with Seoul, describing the South’s overture as deceptive while appearing to leave the door open for talks with …
Seoul, Feb 19 (IANS) The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on Thursday she ‘highly appreciates’ South Korea’s pledge to prevent a recurrence of drone incursions into the North, vowing to step up the country’s vigilance along the border with the South. Kim Yo-jong, a party vice department director, issued the statement via the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) a day after Unification Minister Chung Dong-young expressed ‘regret’ over drone incursions into the North and announ…
Seoul, Jan 29 (IANS) South Korea’s unification ministry said on Thursday that pending bills granting the South Korean government control of non-military access to the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) do not conflict with the armistice as the bills require advance consultation with the United Nations Command (UNC). The ministry’s stance came a day after the UNC voiced strong opposition to the bills, calling them “completely at odds” with the armistice agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War.”The ongo…