Ministry of Unification "Considering Delivery of Letter Urging Kaesong Industrial Complex Restart to North Korea"

Kaesong Industrial Complex Enterprises Association Letter to North Korea

On the morning of the 11th, at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul, Kim Jin-hyang, Chairman of the Kaesong Industrial District Support Foundation, is delivering the opening address at the rally urging "Four Years Since the Complete Suspension of the Kaesong Industrial Complex, Now It's Time to Reopen."

The Ministry of Unification announced on the 12th that it is considering whether to deliver a letter from the Kaesong Industrial Complex Enterprises Association, which urges the resumption of operations at the Kaesong Industrial Complex, to the North Korean side.

At a regular briefing held at the Government Seoul Office Building on the same day, Unification Ministry spokesperson Yeo Sang-gi said, "The government is comprehensively reviewing the delivery of the letter to the North, including transmission through inter-Korean communication channels, regarding the letter from the Enterprises Association."

However, he added, "No decision has been made yet," and "Since it is still under review, we will inform you as soon as the review is completed."

On the 10th, the Kaesong Industrial Complex Enterprises Association held a press conference marking four years since the suspension of operations at the Kaesong Industrial Complex, urging the government to take active measures and expressing hope that the North would "accept the businesspeople's request to visit North Korea for the resumption of the Kaesong Industrial Complex and prepare together for its restart."

They delivered a letter to the Ministry of Unification containing this position.

Spokesperson Yeo also commented on the recent decrease in public appearances by North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong-un amid the spread of the novel coronavirus, saying, "We are also closely monitoring the situation."

Meanwhile, North Korean media continue to report daily on coronavirus prevention and quarantine measures. In particular, on this day, they highlighted the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the global economy.

The Cabinet's official newspaper, Minju Joson, reported in an article titled "Another Danger Implied by the Epidemic" that the number of deaths worldwide due to the novel coronavirus has surpassed 1,000, conveying the seriousness of the situation.

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