Seohun "Regret over West Sea Shooting Incident... Sincere Condolences to Bereaved Families"

"Efforts to Clarify the Facts Until the End"

Seo Hoon, Director of the National Security Office, is responding to questions during the National Assembly's Steering Committee's audit of the Presidential Secretariat, National Security Office, and Presidential Security Service held on the 4th.

Seo Hoon, Director of the National Security Office at the Blue House, recently described the fatal shooting incident involving a Korean citizen in the West Sea as "a deeply regrettable incident that should never have occurred," and stated on the 4th, "We will make every effort to ascertain the facts until the end."

Seo made these remarks while attending the National Assembly's Steering Committee hearing, expressing "my sincere condolences to the bereaved families."

Regarding the Korea Peninsula peace process, Seo assessed, "The current security situation is more complex and unpredictable than ever," adding, "Since 2018, there have been three inter-Korean summits and two North Korea-U.S. summits, resulting in agreements on the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and other substantial progress, but there have been difficulties in fully implementing those promises."

He further stated, "Fundamentally, we will create an environment where the South and North, along with related countries, can promptly implement agreed-upon measures to achieve the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, resolve military tensions, and establish a peace regime."

Seo also noted, "The U.S. presidential election was held yesterday, and North Korea's 8th Party Congress is scheduled for January next year. The volatility of the situation around the Korean Peninsula is expected to increase more than ever," adding, "The government will do its utmost to achieve the complete denuclearization and permanent peace settlement of the Korean Peninsula while continuing cooperative diplomacy with the four neighboring powers and others based on national interests and principles."

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