Cheong "NSC to convene from 3 PM... Daily response inappropriate to North Korea's anti-South media claims"
[Asia Economy Reporter Son Sun-hee] The Blue House announced that the Standing Committee of the National Security Council (NSC), chaired by National Security Office Director Chung Eui-yong, has been convened since 3 p.m. on the 11th. In relation to the recent strong pressure messages toward South Korea issued by Kim Yo-jong, the First Deputy Director of the North Korean Workers' Party, the Blue House, which had maintained a silence mode, is expected to announce its position through the results of the NSC meeting held that day.
A key Blue House official confirmed to reporters in the afternoon that the NSC meeting is in progress and said, "Please wait for the results of the meeting." It is a regular meeting held every Thursday. However, the official added that in addition to standing members such as the Chief Presidential Secretary, Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Unification, and National Defense, Director of the National Intelligence Service, Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, and the 1st and 2nd Deputy Directors of the National Security Office, non-standing members including the Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries are also attending.
The attendance of the Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety at the NSC Standing Committee appears to be related to the Ministry of Unification's request for investigation by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency into North Korean defector groups that distributed leaflets (ppira).
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Furthermore, regarding the recent increase in the level of criticism from North Korea's South Korea propaganda media such as "Uri Minjokkkiri," the official stated, "Uri Minjokkkiri is not the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland (CPRF) nor an internet site operated by its subordinate organizations," and added, "It is not appropriate for the Blue House to respond to the claims of such sites." He continued, "There were related remarks on a radio broadcast of a similar nature on the same day, and it is also inappropriate for the Blue House to directly respond to the claims of such South Korea propaganda radio broadcasts."
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