Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Cooperating with the International Community for Humanitarian Aid to North Korea and Promotion of a Declaration to End the War"

Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong attended the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee's audit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 1st and responded to lawmakers' questions. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the 1st, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, "Considering the situation of inter-Korean relations, we will continue cooperation with the international community to promote humanitarian cooperation projects for North Korea and confidence-building measures such as a declaration to end the war."

On the same day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee's National Assembly inspection 'Report on Major Policy Implementation Status' that "we will continue efforts to establish a permanent peace regime on the Korean Peninsula along with denuclearization."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, "Under the position that dialogue and diplomacy are the only ways to achieve denuclearization and permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula, we will continue diplomatic efforts to lead North Korea to dialogue," and that while managing the situation on the Korean Peninsula stably, it will actively and creatively seek ways to engage North Korea, and induce constructive roles from major countries such as China and Russia to bring North Korea back to dialogue.

Regarding recent North Korean trends, it assessed, "While carrying out a series of missile launches, North Korea has also expressed a favorable official response to our proposal for a declaration to end the war during the UN General Assembly and suggested the possibility of inter-Korean dialogue."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it will continue to develop the Korea-US alliance through close high-level communication and cooperation with the United States, and promote the development of the "Korea-China strategic cooperative partnership" through sustained high-level communication and enhanced practical cooperation with China.

Additionally, with Japan, it will seek to strengthen communication and cooperation with Japan's new cabinet to resolve bilateral issues such as historical matters and to promote future-oriented development of Korea-Japan relations, and will respond firmly to Japan's historical and territorial provocations.

With Russia, it stated that it will accelerate the achievement of practical cooperation results centered on the '9 Bridges' sectors.

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