Lee In-young "Hoping for 'Sanctions Flexibility' to be Discussed at ROK-US Summit"

Minister of Unification Lee In-young is delivering a greeting at the 4.27 Panmunjom Declaration 3rd Anniversary Commemoration Event "Cooperation for Peace, Let's Start Again" held on the 27th in front of the DMZ gate at the northern end of the South-North Entry Office in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. 2021.4.27 Photo by Joint Press Corps

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Lee In-young, Minister of Unification, stated regarding the South Korea-US summit, "With discussions on easing sanctions starting from the humanitarian cooperation sector, I hope that favorable conditions will be created for the restoration of inter-Korean relations and the resumption of North Korea-US dialogue."

On the 21st, at the Dosan Unification Institute and Seochon Forum-hosted academic conference held at Heungsadan Auditorium in Jongno-gu, Seoul, Minister Lee said in a video congratulatory message, "It is becoming increasingly important to create conditions for dialogue and negotiation more swiftly."

Minister Lee forecasted, "If North Korea responds flexibly to our government's promotion of the Korean Peninsula peace process and the Biden administration's new North Korea policy, the timetable for peace and cooperation on the Korean Peninsula can be brought forward more certainly and accelerated."

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