The Foreign Ministry is set to downsize and revamp an office in charge of diplomacy related to North Korean nuclear issues amid a prolonged stalemate in dialogue with Pyongyang. The Office of Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, led by a vice ministerial level official, was established 18 years ago in a whirlwind of nuclear diplomacy with the North through six-party talks among the two Koreas, the US, China, .
The Foreign Ministry is set to downsize and revamp an office in charge of diplomacy related to North Korean nuclear issues amid a prolonged stalemate in dialogue with Pyongyang. The Office of Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, led by a vice ministerial level official, was established 18 years ago in a whirlwind of nuclear diplomacy with the North through six-party talks among the two Koreas, the US, China, .
President Yoon Suk Yeol named the new chief of South Korea’s intelligence agency and foreign minister, Tuesday, in what appears to be an effort to ensure the continuity of his dipl.
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South Korea this year will be looking to revive the peace process with North Korea.
It s a top priority of the Moon Jae-in administration, which is hoping that there ll be momentum added by the new administration in the United States.
Yoon Jung-min reports.
With the Biden administration beginning its first term in the U.S. this year, Seoul is gearing up to resume the peace process with Pyeongyang and Washington.
Soon after being appointed as Seoul s new foreign minister, Chung Eui-yong who has been President Moon s national security and foreign policy advisor for years hinted that he will focus primarily on reviving the stalled denuclearization talks with North Korea.