Park Jin "Strongly Urges North Korea to Halt Missile Provocations"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] On the 13th, Foreign Minister Park Jin announced that he will strongly urge the international community to join in calling for the cessation of North Korea's missile provocations.

Foreign Minister Park Jin is entering the '40th Foreign Minister Inauguration Ceremony' held on the 12th at the annex of the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

As his first official schedule after taking office, Minister Park visited the National Cemetery in the morning and told reporters, "South Korea must strongly urge the international community to stop North Korea's continuous missile provocations and threats that are escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula."

However, Minister Park mentioned that, separate from the missile provocations, it is necessary to consider government-level support regarding the occurrence of COVID-19 cases in North Korea.

Minister Park said, "I understand that North Korea is currently implementing an emergency quarantine system due to the spread of COVID-19," and added, "I think it is necessary for the government to carefully monitor the situation and consider what kind of humanitarian aid we can provide."

Foreign Ministry officials including First Vice Minister Cho Hyun-dong, Second Vice Minister Lee Do-hoon, Director of the Office for Peace and Security Affairs on the Korean Peninsula Noh Kyu-duk, and Director of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy Hong Hyun-ik accompanied Minister Park on his visit to the National Cemetery.

In the guestbook at the National Cemetery, Minister Park wrote, "Inspired by the patriotic spirit of the fallen heroes, I will build a global pivotal state that contributes to freedom, peace, and prosperity."

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