North Korea Criticizes President Moon for Congratulatory Letter to Suga, Saying "Lower Your Stance to Japan and Suck Up... Pro-Japanese Traitor"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] North Korea criticized the South Korean government for sending a congratulatory letter to Yoshihide Suga, the newly appointed Prime Minister of Japan, calling it "national betrayal and pro-Japanese treason."

On the 24th, North Korean propaganda outlet Uriminzokkiri published an article titled "Betraying the People's Will is Treason and Selling Out the Nation," stating, "Until recently, when the South Korean authorities were loudly proclaiming 'overcoming Japan' and 'anti-Japan,' there seemed to be at least a shred of pride. However, the recent act of sending a congratulatory letter to the newly emerged Japanese authorities and requesting the easing of restrictions on Japanese businessmen’s entry, seeking to improve relations, is completely different," criticizing the move.

It continued, "Japan is the eternal and mortal enemy who forced immeasurable misfortune and suffering upon our nation," and "The South Korean authorities’ double-faced behavior of failing to say what should be said to the Japanese authorities, instead lowering their posture and clinging to them, proves that their loudly proclaimed 'overcoming Japan' and 'anti-Japan' were nothing but a play to deceive public sentiment."

Previously, President Moon Jae-in sent a congratulatory letter to Prime Minister Suga on the 16th of last month. Additionally, since the 8th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has implemented a 'special entry procedure for businessmen' together with Japan, allowing businessmen to engage in corporate activities immediately without a two-week self-quarantine. The article explicitly criticized these moves as "seeking to improve relations."

Furthermore, the outlet mocked, "Japan is becoming even more arrogant, acting recklessly and arrogantly," and "The South Korean authorities are literally bowing and getting slapped in the face."

It concluded, "There is no difference between traitors and national betrayers, and betraying the people's will to finally settle accounts with a thousand-year-old enemy by seeking to improve relations and kneeling down is precisely national betrayal and pro-Japanese treason."

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