Cheong "NSC Jeong Eun-kyung Disease Control Director Attends, Discusses Northeast Asia Quarantine and Health Cooperation"

NSC Standing Committee Meeting Chaired by Suh Hoon, National Security Office Director... New Foreign Minister Jeong Eui-yong Also Attends

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] The Blue House announced on the 10th, "A meeting of the NSC Standing Committee was held under the chairmanship of Suh Hoon, Director of the National Security Office. Newly appointed Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong attended today's meeting, and Jung Eun-kyung, Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, attended to discuss the 'Northeast Asia Disease Control and Health Cooperation Body.'"

The Blue House explained, "The attendees first agreed to continue efforts to improve Korea-Japan relations while strengthening communication and cooperation with related countries to ensure stable management of the security situation," adding, "They evaluated the release of our crew members detained in Iran and agreed to make efforts to promptly resolve the 'Hormuz Strait incident involving the detention of our vessel.'"

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The Blue House also stated, "They reviewed the status of the 'Northeast Asia Disease Control and Health Cooperation Body,' launched at the end of last year, and discussed ways to expand its scope and develop it substantively," adding, "Taking the Lunar New Year as an opportunity, they agreed to check the domestic COVID-19 situation and for the foreign and security ministries to take necessary measures for disease control."

Furthermore, NSC attendees agreed to continuously seek cooperation with North and South Korea and the international community for coexistence and peace on the Korean Peninsula.

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