"Creation of the Hanmi Working Group"

▲ Special Minister for North Korean Affairs UN Secretary-General Kwon Kyung-shik shakes hands with Stephen Vegan, US special envoy for North Korea, who visited the Seoul Government Complex in Sejong on May 30. ro, in Seoul, to coordinate cooperation between North Korea and South Korea.
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The two countries have decided to create a working group (working group) to strengthen cooperation between the two countries to advance inter-Korean relations and promote denuclearization. The United States baderts that there is no timetable for the high-level talks in North America to be held soon after the mid-term elections.

Robert Paladino, deputy at the State Department briefing in the afternoon of October 30, was asked about the purpose of his trip to South Korea and said: "(Korea and the United States ) that both governments engage in diplomatic and denuclearization efforts, and agreed to create a new working group that will further strengthen close coordination with UN sanctions. "

Asked about when the working group agreed for North America is in place, Deputy MP Paladino replied: "There is nothing new to announce".

In response to the question "Is there a difference between Korea and the United States?" Paladino said. "The United States and South Korea are working closely together to adopt a common approach to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

The question "Do not you think that inter-Korean relations are too fast for denuclearization?" "We work closely with our Korean alliance almost every day and we do it with our Japanese alliance," said Paladino. "We will continue this close cooperation, because it was the key to success.

"Korea supports North Korea for $ 10 million"

Inaccurate statements were made as to whether South Korea had sent a large sum to North Korea and whether or not there was a breach of sanction. A reporter asked:

"The Moon Jae-in administration has recently offered $ 10 million in badistance to North Korea and has taken over its inter-Korean liaison offices.What do you think of this case? Do you think Korea is violating punishments?"

The content of this question is that he does not understand the problem, that he is intentional and that he does not know why. The reporter said: "The $ 10 million donated to North Korea" seems to refer to the government's decision to support 9.78 billion won of inter-Korean cooperation funds at the cost of redevelopment of the North-South Joint Liaison Office. in Gaeseong.

However, according to data provided by the Ministry of Unification in the National Assembly, the cost of reshuffling the North-South Joint Liaison Office is 3.49 billion won in material costs, 2 , 58 billion won in labor costs, 850 million won in expenditures and 2.69 billion won in expenditures. Millions of victories. All costs, including material and labor costs, were paid to South Korean companies and staff, with no money paid to the north. The building in which the office is located is treated as belonging to the South.

A spokesman for Paladino replied "No" to the question of whether Korea was breaking the sanctions. "I will say that all countries are seriously looking forward to baduming their responsibilities to end the illegal nuclear missile program," he said. He highlighted the consequences of the sanctions on North Korea and said: "We will continue to work closely with our alliance and our partners for a unified approach".

Asked about the US position on the issue of Gaesong Industrial Park entrepreneurs visiting the Gaeseong Industrial Complex, a reporter asked, "What is the US position on South Korea's demand for energy?" impose sanctions on South-North economic cooperation projects, including the issue of allowing Korean businessmen to go to the Kaesong Industrial Complex? "

This is not the subject of UN sanctions or the subject of independent US sanctions targeting Koreans to visit the Kaesong Industrial Complex. "I have nothing to say about it," Paladino said.

According to South Korean media, a diplomatic source in Washington said that "the high-level talks on the Pompeii-Kim Young-Cheol line in North Korea will take place on 9 August in New York." "We have nothing to announce today," said Paladino, "There is no business or meeting to announce yet."