Seoul, Jan 22 (IANS) South Korea’s unification ministry said Thursday it will seek consultations with the UN Command (UNC) over its move to reopen three shuttered trail sections within the inter-Korean buffer zone of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ). In 2019, South Korea launched 11 trail routes, known as the DMZ Peace Trail, along key border cities and towns near the buffer zone, including Gimpo, Paju and Yeoncheon, providing a rare glimpse into generally inaccessible forest and security sites to t…
Latest Chung Dong-young News & Updates
Seoul, Jan 2 (IANS) South Korea’s Unification Minister Chung Dong-young urged North Korea to return to dialogue Friday, saying South Korea is ready to talk with the North “on any agenda” to ease inter-Korean tensions. Chung made the remarks in his New Year’s message during a ceremony at the government complex in Seoul, stressing that the two Koreas must “end inter-Korean hostilities this year.””The Lee Jae Myung administration, as a sovereign government, will fully support exchanges in the priva…