Ministry of Unification: "We Will Carefully Monitor Criticism of North Korea's Missile Guidelines"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the 31st, the Ministry of Unification stated that it will "watch cautiously" regarding North Korea's criticism of the South Korea-US missile guidelines removal through a personal commentary.

Lee Jong-joo, spokesperson for the Ministry of Unification, responded to a reporter's question at the regular briefing that day, saying, "Since it is a personal commentary, it is not appropriate for the government to directly comment."

On the same day, the Korean Central News Agency criticized the removal of the South Korea-US missile guidelines through a commentary under the name of Kim Myung-chul, an international affairs critic.

The spokesperson said about the commentary format, "It is believed that the article was not issued according to any official position or title," and added, "Some experts consider today's article to be of a low level in terms of the form of publication."

Meanwhile, Kim Jong-un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, has remained silent for nearly a month. The Ministry of Unification explained that since the news of the 'Commemorative photo shoot of participants in the military family art troupe performance' was reported on the 7th, there have been no reports for 24 days until today regarding Kim's public activities.

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