Julie Turner "Agrees on the Usefulness of the US-ROK North Korea Human Rights Consultative Mechanism"

Korean-American Julie Turner, Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights
Meets with Jeon Young-hee, Head of Peace Planning Team
Shares US-ROK Cooperation Plans on North Korean Human Rights

Julie Turner, the Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights, who has been visiting Korea since the 16th, met with Foreign Minister Park Jin on the previous day and then met with Jeon Young-hee, head of the Peace and Diplomacy Planning Group, on the 17th. Special Envoy Turner and Director Jeon shared assessments of the North Korean human rights situation and discussed ways to enhance Korea-US cooperation.

Special Envoy Julie Turner stated, "Cooperation between Korea and the US is being closely carried out in various fields, including multilateral forums such as the United Nations," and added, "We will work together with the Korean government, international organizations, and civil society groups to urge improvements in North Korean human rights." She also expressed agreement on "the usefulness of holding a Korea-US North Korean human rights consultative body." Both sides agreed to cooperate through diplomatic channels to hold the consultative body as soon as possible.

Director Jeon emphasized the Korean government's position that North Korean defectors should be allowed to go to their desired destinations based on humanitarian principles, in relation to recent reports of forced repatriation of defectors in China. Furthermore, based on the ideas mentioned by Special Envoy Turner at the Senate hearing, they agreed that cooperation could be strengthened on various issues, including ▲ enhancing cooperation among countries with similar positions on North Korean human rights, ▲ strengthening efforts for accountability, and ▲ outreach to urge improvements in North Korean human rights.

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