Cheong Wa Dae Holds NSC Meeting... Discusses Strengthening Military Surveillance on 'Defector's Northward Crossing'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seon-ae] The Blue House announced on the 30th that it held a Standing Committee meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) chaired by Suh Hoon, Director of the National Security Office, to discuss strengthening the military's vigilance posture and support measures for the stable settlement of North Korean defectors in relation to the recent case of a defector crossing into North Korea.

Earlier, a defector named Kim (24) is presumed to have crossed into North Korea by passing through a drainage channel under the barbed wire fence in Wolgot-ri, Ganghwa-do, Incheon, between the 18th and 19th. After entering the Han River estuary, Kim is evaluated by military authorities to have quickly crossed the river following the waterway toward the North while wearing a life jacket.

At the Standing Committee meeting, newly appointed Minister of Unification Lee In-young and Director of the National Intelligence Service Park Ji-won participated to discuss issues aimed at advancing the peace process on the Korean Peninsula.

Additionally, the Standing Committee members exchanged opinions on the development of foreign relations discussed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' 'Diplomatic Strategy Adjustment Meeting,' amid increasing volatility in the international situation due to recent conflicts among major countries.

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