South Korea shifting to ‘peace first’ North Korea policy, retains denuclearisation goal
- SEOUL: South Korea is abandoning a "denuclearisation first" policy in favour of a "peace first" approach towards North Korea, Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said on Thursday (Jul 23), while retaining the eventual goal of a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.
- "The ultimate goal of denuclearisation has not been abandoned, but denuclearisation first has," Chung was quoted as saying by his ministry at a press briefing.
- He said Seoul had replaced that approach with one prioritising an initial halt to North Korea's nuclear activities.
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- SEOUL: South Korea is abandoning a "denuclearisation first" policy in favour of a "peace first" approach towards North Korea, Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said on Thursday (Jul 23), while retaining the eventual goal of a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.
- "The ultimate goal of denuclearisation has not been abandoned, but denuclearisation first has," Chung was quoted as saying by his ministry at a press briefing.
- He said Seoul had replaced that approach with one prioritising an initial halt to North Korea's nuclear activities.
Sources: CNA