Lee In-young "Hope New Government Continues Efforts for Peace on the Korean Peninsula"

Minister of Unification Lee In-young is attending the Cabinet meeting held via video on the morning of the 15th at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Lee In-young, Minister of Unification, emphasized on the 17th that efforts for peace on the Korean Peninsula must continue in the next government as well.

Minister Lee said in a congratulatory speech at the online conference titled 'Exploring Cooperative Solutions for North Korea's Denuclearization' that "Even if a new government takes office, I sincerely hope that efforts to achieve irreversible and solid peace on the Korean Peninsula will never stop and continue."

He added, "The Biden administration in the United States is also willing to discuss North Korea's concerns anytime, anywhere, and unconditionally," urging North Korea to come forward to the dialogue table on its own.

Regarding the current situation, he mentioned North Korea's successive missile launches, nuclear tests, and indications of withdrawing the moratorium on intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches, and assessed that "especially the period from mid-March to April is a time when tensions between the South and the North are likely to escalate."

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