North Korea Dismantles Clubhouse at Geumgangsan Golf Course... Government Says "Will Hold Responsible"

Kim Jong Un "Remove the shabby South Korean facilities"

It has been confirmed that North Korea is demolishing the Ananti Golf Club clubhouse building, one of the South Korean facilities within the Mount Kumgang tourism zone. The government plans to hold North Korea accountable for the damage to South Korean assets.

At a regular briefing held at the Government Seoul Office on the 2nd, Koo Byung-sam, spokesperson for the Ministry of Unification, explained the demolition trend of the clubhouse, stating, "A significant number of facilities within the Mount Kumgang tourism special zone are being demolished or are in the process of demolition."

Koo Byung-sam, spokesperson for the Ministry of Unification, is holding a regular briefing at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 2nd. Photo by Yonhap News

Spokesperson Koo stated, "Currently, it is understood that only some facilities, including the separated families reunion center, have not been demolished," and warned, "We will definitely hold North Korea responsible for acts infringing on the property rights of our government and businesses, even if it takes time."

After the Hanoi North Korea?U.S. summit ended without results in February 2019, North Korea has been demolishing South Korean facilities within the Mount Kumgang tourism zone since October of that year, following Chairman Kim Jong-un's directive to "completely remove the shabby South Korean facilities that are unpleasant to look at."

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