North Korea Silent on Military Hotline Reconnection Proposal... Blue House Says "Let's Monitor the Situation"

No Response One Week After 청 Proposal

On the 5th, the Political Bureau meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, chaired by Chairman Kim Jong-un, was held at the headquarters building of the Party Central Committee, according to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 6th.

As North Korea remains silent on the South Korean government's proposal to restore and reactivate the military communication line, the Blue House stated on the 6th that it will "monitor the situation."

On the same day, a senior Blue House official told reporters that in response to a question about whether there had been any reaction from the North regarding the proposal to reconnect the military communication line, "(At this time) there is nothing to report," expressing this position.

Earlier, on the 27th of last month, the Blue House officially requested a joint investigation with North Korea concerning the shooting death of a South Korean official who went missing in the West Sea, and requested the restoration and reactivation of the military communication line to facilitate communication, consultation, and information exchange between the two Koreas.

More than a week has passed since then, but North Korea has yet to respond.

At a regular briefing on the same day, Yeosang-gi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Unification, said regarding the government's request for a joint investigation, "As far as we know, there has been no response from the North yet," and added, "We hope for a prompt positive response."

Regarding the reason for North Korea's lack of response, the spokesperson said, "We are currently in a stage of monitoring," and refrained from further comment.

Meanwhile, concerning a domestic media report that "the government, which has embarked on developing a nuclear-powered submarine, expressed its intention to the U.S. to purchase nuclear fuel necessary for submarine operation, but the U.S. government showed reluctance," a senior Blue House official said, "We cannot confirm matters related to diplomatic and security affairs."

The official added, "Even if the report has already been published, since this concerns national interests, we ask for cautious reporting."

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