Blue House, NSC Standing Committee Meeting Held... "Continuing Efforts to Resume Dialogue with North Korea"

The view of Cheongwadae from Namsan, Seoul on the 11th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The Blue House announced on the 16th that a Standing Committee meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) was held under the chairmanship of Suh Hoon, Director of the National Security Office.

The attendees first agreed to continue making every effort at the level of diplomatic and security departments, including special inspections of quarantine measures at military training centers and GOP units, to quickly overcome the recent spread of COVID-19.

They also emphasized the urgent need for stability on the Korean Peninsula and decided to continue striving to resume dialogue with North Korea based on communication with related countries, such as the South Korea-U.S. foreign ministers' consultation during the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' Meeting following the National Security Office Director's visit to China.

Meanwhile, they agreed to steadily implement follow-up measures from the 2021 Seoul UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting and to continue taking necessary actions to ensure the safety and protection of Korean nationals and companies operating in overseas high-risk areas.

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