Cheong NSC Standing Committee Meeting Held... "Efforts to Resume Dialogue with North Korea Continue"

Due to stagnant air conditions, the concentration of ultrafine dust reached a 'bad' level on the 26th, causing the Blue House in Seoul to appear hazy. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the afternoon of the 3rd, the government held a Standing Committee meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) chaired by Suh Hoon, Director of the National Security Office, to analyze North Korea's missile trends.

The attendees closely analyzed North Korea-related developments, including consecutive missile launches, and the situation on the Korean Peninsula, confirming that dialogue proposals from the international community, including South Korea and the United States, remain valid.

They also agreed to continue efforts to resume inter-Korean dialogue aimed at halting North Korea's provocative actions and achieving diplomatic resolution, based on close communication with relevant countries through recent consultations such as the South Korea-China (1.20), South Korea-Russia (1.26), South Korea-US (1.30), South Korea-Japan (1.30) nuclear chief representatives meetings, the South Korea-US-Japan deputy foreign ministers meeting (2.2), and the South Korea-US and South Korea-Japan foreign ministers meetings (2.3).

To swiftly overcome the spread of COVID-19, including the Omicron variant, even after the Lunar New Year holidays, the attendees decided to continue thorough quarantine management and support at the security and diplomatic ministry levels, including ▲military medical support such as military doctors and hospital beds ▲quarantine of overseas deployed troops and management of confirmed cases in the Cheonghae Unit ▲cooperation with the international community on quarantine measures.

Furthermore, while taking all necessary measures to ensure the safety of our athletes participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics, and closely monitoring major overseas situations such as Ukraine, ▲minimizing the impact on the domestic economy including supply chains, ▲conducting safety checks for overseas nationals, ▲maintaining close communication with host countries, ▲and strengthening cooperation with relevant countries, they will continue to take safety measures to protect our nationals and companies operating abroad.

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