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Seoul, Pyongyang Open Joint Liaison Office in North Korea - Reports
Seoul, Pyongyang Open Joint Liaison Office in North Korea - Reports
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The building in the North Korean city of Kaesong includes separate Northern and Southern offices and a joint conference room, and is intended to facilitate... 14.09.2018, Sputnik International
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Seoul, Pyongyang Open Joint Liaison Office in North Korea - Reports
02:57 GMT 14.09.2018 (Updated: 17:36 GMT 14.09.2018) The building in the North Korean city of Kaesong includes separate Northern and Southern offices and a joint conference room, and is intended to facilitate cross-border exchanges following the Panmunjom Summit between President Moon Jae-in and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, AFP reported Friday.
"A new chapter in history is open here today," South Korean unification minister Cho Myoung-gyon was quoted as saying by AFP at the opening ceremony, stressing that "this liaison office is another symbol of peace jointly created by the South and the North."
14 September 2018, 02:37 GMT
South Korea's presidential security adviser Chung Eui-yong reportedly said last week that the two sides agreed to open the office ahead of President Moon Jae-in's visit to North Korea, slated for September 18-20.
The two countries announced they would be opening a bureau in April, hoping that the move would facilitate civilian exchanges between the two countries. In August, the South Korean government said that the opening might be postponed amid US-North Korea tensions. However, the South Korean authorities decided that the opening of this office would not be in breach of the international sanctions against North Korea.
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The situation on the Korean Peninsula has significantly improved over the last months, with Kim Jong-un having held several rounds of talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and a summit with US President Donald Trump in Singapore. During the historic June 12 summit, Kim and Trump reached an agreement that required Pyongyang to denuclearize in exchange for a freeze on the US-South Korean military drills and eventual sanctions relief.
