Seoul, Jan 26 (IANS) South Korea’s Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said on Monday that the government is reviewing sending a special envoy to neighboring countries to help facilitate dialogue between the United States and North Korea. “(The unification ministry) emphasised the need during its policy briefing to the president, and a review is currently under way,” Chung told reporters when asked whether the dispatch of a special envoy was being considered.During the briefing to President Le…
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Seoul, Jan 22 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating has edged down to 59 per cent, a survey showed on Thursday. In a National Barometre Survey conducted from Monday to Wednesday, the positive assessment of Lee’s performance inched down 2 percentage points from a poll conducted two weeks earlier, while the negative assessment rose 2 percentage points to 31 per cent.The approval rating for the ruling Democratic Party added 1 percentage point to 40 per cent, while support fo…
Seoul, Jan 19 (IANS) A major indoctrination facility in North Korea displayed banners calling South Korea the “No. 1 hostile country” and inciting public animosity against Seoul, photos released by the North’s media showed on Monday. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published the photos while reporting on North Koreans touring the Central Class Education House in Pyongyang as part of celebrations marking the 80th founding anniversary of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League, the co…
Seoul, Jan 16 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Friday that Seoul and Tokyo have to seek mutually beneficial relations by improving bilateral ties. In a meeting with former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, Lee said South Korea and Japan are neighbours using a front yard together.”It is desirable to find out as many areas as possible where the two countries cooperate, so as to create a mutually beneficial relationship” Lee said, Yonhap News Agency reported.Lee’s meeting with the f…
Seoul, Jan 15 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday called for bipartisan cooperation on diplomatic and security affairs, citing growing uncertainties in the international order. Lee made the remarks at a meeting with senior aides as he wrapped up separate summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this month.”Amid growing uncertainties in the international order, peace and stability in the region become all the more vital,” Lee sa…
Seoul, Jan 6 (IANS) South Korea’s Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Tuesday visited the South Korea-US Combined Forces Command (CFC) and called for a firm readiness posture in a changing security environment, the defence ministry said. During the visit to the CFC based at Camp Humphreys, a key US base in Pyeongtaek located some 60 kilometres south of Seoul, Ahn also met with US Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson, who also doubles as the CFC commander, according to the ministry.In their me…
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) A US military command said it is aware of North Korea’s missile launches this week while reaffirming its security commitment to allies in the region. The Indo-Pacific Command issued a statement after Pyongyang lobbed multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Sunday morning (Korea time), marking its first missile test this year.”We are aware of the missile launches and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. Based on current assessments, this event d…
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…
Seoul, Jan 2 (IANS) South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun vowed Friday to revamp diplomatic missions overseas in a way that will boost their operational efficiency, as part of efforts to expand and diversify South Korea’s foreign policy amid a shifting international landscape. Cho made the remarks in a New Year message to foreign ministry officials, signaling plans to streamline the missions deemed less efficient while reinforcing the functions of those stationed in key regions.”For missions t…
Seoul, January 2 (IANS) The chief of the US Indo-Pacific Command has called for South Korea and the United States to continue to strengthen their combined defence posture in the new year to send a “clear message” to adversaries on the cost of aggression. Admiral Samuel Paparo Jr. made the call in a New Year’s message as Washington has urged Seoul and other regional allies to contribute to safeguarding the First Island Chain, a key perimeter for America’s preeminence against China in the region.”…