[Breaking] Japanese Media: "President Moon Shows Willingness to Provide North Korea Aid Without US Consent"

Yomiuri, Seoul Report Citing Sources on South Korea-US-Japan Negotiations
Japanese Media: "North Korea's Foreign Currency Reserves to Deplete in 2023 Due to International Sanctions"

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] The Yomiuri Shimbun reported on the 16th from Seoul that North Korea, which is under economic sanctions from the UN Security Council and the United States, may face a situation where its foreign currency reserves run out as early as 2023, according to sources involved in trilateral negotiations between South Korea, the US, and Japan.

Based on this, the newspaper diagnosed that North Korea's increased pressure on South Korea over leaflets from defector groups reflects its anxiety over the difficulties caused by the sanctions.

Meanwhile, Yomiuri reported that President Moon Jae-in said at a senior secretaries and advisors meeting held at the Blue House on the 15th, "I, like Chairman Kim Jong-un, regret that North Korea-US and inter-Korean relations have not progressed as much as expected. The time has come for the two Koreas to find a breakthrough together. We will continue efforts to gain international consensus," interpreting this as an indication of willingness to work toward the US lifting sanctions on North Korea.

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