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The foreign media assessed that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s apology for the killing of North Korean troops against the Korean people was intended to soften the anger of the Korean people and prevent increased tensions on the Korean peninsula. Additionally, South Korean officials said they hope President Kim’s apology can help resume the stalled inter-Korean dialogue. Reporter Lee Dong-woo reports. Major foreign media urgently reported the news of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s apology for the incident that the North Korean military killed Koreans. The AFP news agency reported this as emergency news, saying that President Kim expressed the incident as unpleasant and apologized for disappointing President Moon Jae-in and his South Korean compatriot. He also analyzed that North Korea’s apology was to calm the anger of the South Korean people over this shooting in a situation where inter-Korean relations were stagnant. The Associated Press reported that it is extremely unusual for the North Korean leader to apologize, and that this is likely to ease tensions between the two Koreas, alleviating anti-North Korean sentiment in South Korea and increasing criticism of President Moon Jae-in. . Reuters said North Korea’s message came as President Moon faced serious political fallout from the incident. Meanwhile, after President Moon proposed an initiative that included North Korea in the UN General Assembly and demanded an end to the war, he conveyed the atmosphere in South Korea that the incident was attacked by conservatives, including the opposition party. Meanwhile, the Washington Post emphasized that the South Korean government’s publication of North Korea’s letter of condolence for the coronavirus outbreak suggests that neither Korean wants to risk the breakdown of inter-Korean relations with the incident. The New York Times also reported that North Korea’s apology appears to have prevented inter-Korean relations from facing a serious crisis. Also, some officials in South Korea said they hope President Kim’s apology could be a turning point for the resumption of the stalled inter-Korean dialogue. This is YTN Lee Dong-woo.
