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North Korean Gov’t Abolishes Departments Dealing With Inter-Korean Cooperation

© Sputnik / Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankView of Kim Il-sung Square and the Grand People's Study House from the observation deck of the Juche Tower in Pyongyang.
View of Kim Il-sung Square and the Grand People's Study House from the observation deck of the Juche Tower in Pyongyang. - Sputnik International, 1920, 16.01.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The North Korean Supreme People's Assembly has decided to abolish government bodies dealing with inter-Korean affairs, North Korean state-run news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday.
"The reunification of Korea can never be achieved with the Republic of Korea … Recognizing the stark historical reality and branding the ROK as the state most hostile to the DPRK, the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK decided as follows … The Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country, the National Economic Cooperation Bureau and the Kumgangsan International Tourism Administration, tools which existed for north-south dialogue, negotiations and cooperation, are abolished," the Supreme People's Assembly said in a statement, as quoted by the news agency.
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