Ministry of Unification: "COVID-19 Inter-Korean Quarantine Cooperation Needed... Comprehensive Consideration Underway"

"Gwangmyeongseong Day, No Unusual Trends and Expected to be at Usual Event Level"

Cho Hye-sil, Deputy Spokesperson of the Ministry of Unification, is answering reporters' questions during a regular briefing at the government Seoul office briefing room on the 14th.

On the 14th, the Ministry of Unification stated regarding inter-Korean quarantine cooperation related to COVID-19 that "currently, we are comprehensively considering the situation of cases on our side, the trends on the North Korean side, and the positions of various sectors including civilians."

At a regular briefing held at the Government Seoul Office on the same day, Ministry of Unification Deputy Spokesperson Cho Hye-sil responded to the question, "Is there a possibility that the government will soon propose quarantine cooperation to the North first?" by saying, "The government holds the position that cooperation between South and North Korea is necessary to block and respond to the spread of infectious diseases."

Regarding whether there have been any applications for civilian-level support for quarantine assistance to the North, she said, "No official applications have been received yet, so we are monitoring the related situation."

About the letter requested by Kaesong Industrial Complex businesspeople to be delivered to the North, Deputy Spokesperson Cho said, "On the 12th, through the inter-Korean liaison office channel, we verbally explained the purpose and content of the letter from Kaesong Industrial Complex businesspeople to the North," adding, "However, the North has not yet expressed a clear position on whether they have received the letter."

Regarding the upcoming 78th anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong-il, the Day of the Shining Star, on the 16th, no special movements have been identified. Deputy Spokesperson Cho said, "This year's Day of the Shining Star is not a jubilee year (a year divisible by 5 or 10)," and added, "Considering various trends, the event is expected to proceed at the usual level."

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