[Breaking] Abe: "I hope South-North relations do not become more tense"
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[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on the 16th that he hopes "inter-Korean relations will not become more tense" in response to North Korea's demolition of the Inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office.
According to Japan's Kyodo News, Prime Minister Abe stated, "We will analyze information and respond while closely cooperating with South Korea and the United States."
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Meanwhile, South Korea's Ministry of Unification confirmed, "North Korea demolished the Inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office building in Kaesong at 2:49 PM today." As a result, the Inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office, which opened in Kaesong in September of that year following the Panmunjom Declaration agreed upon by the South and North Korean leaders on April 27, 2018, has disappeared after 19 months of operation.
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