靑 “Positive evaluation of North Korean apples” People’s power “Positive is desperate”

The government officially requested a joint investigation by the North Korean side into the case of his aunt, 47, who was killed in a North Korean shooting on the west coast on the 27th.

At the briefing, the First Deputy Chief of the National Security Office, Seo Ju-seok, secretary of the National Security Council (NSC), announced that the decision was made as a result of the emergency security ministers meeting chaired by the President Moon Jae-in.

Deputy Director General Seo said, “I welcome the North’s prompt apology and promise to prevent it from happening again” in connection with the North Korean Unification Front advisory.

President Moon Jae-in is making a commemorative remarks at the Armed Forces Day ceremony held at the Gyeonggi Icheon Army Special Warfare Command on the morning of the 25th. 2020.9.25. Photographic reporters of the Blue House

Earlier, the North Korean Unification Front announced on the 25th that “(President Kim Jong-un) told President Moon Jae-in and his South Koreans to convey that they greatly regret the additional sentiment of great disappointment.” However, North Korea claimed that the killing of Mr. Lee was normal surveillance activity and said: “We fire in accordance with the code of conduct approved by the Maritime Surveillance Code.” Nor was the cremation of Mr. Lee’s body approved. He said, “I can’t help but express my great regret for choosing expressions with deep confrontational colors like ‘barrage’ and ‘the price of resentment’ with one-sided speculation.”

There was no rebuttal to North Korea’s claim at the security relations ministers’ meeting that day. However, he said, “there is a difference between the circumstances of the incident and the facts identified by the South and the North, respectively” and “I request a joint investigation to find out the truth immediately.” At the same time, Deputy General Seo said he requested “the recovery and restart of the military communication lines for communication, consultation and information exchange.”

“Recovering bodies and belongings is a top priority to uncover the facts and for the humanitarian consideration of bereaved families,” he said. “I hope the two Koreas will do their best to search and exchange the necessary information in each sea zone. I hope. “He also decided to request the cooperation of Chinese fishing boats.

On the 26th, a maritime police off the coast near Soyeonpyeong Island, Ongjin-gun, Incheon, is conducting a search of the body and belongings of A (47), an official from the Western Sea Fisheries Management Group of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. [인천해양경찰서 제공]

The meeting was attended by Secretary of Defense Seo Wook, Director of the National Intelligence Service Park Ji-won, President Roh Young-min, Head of the Security Bureau Seo Hoon, and Deputy Director Seo Ju-seok.

In the presentation of the results of this day’s meeting, the contents related to the reestablishment of the dialogue channel appear in two items: request the reestablishment and reactivation of the military communication lines, and exchange the necessary information. This was not in the announcement of the results of the NSC Standing Committee meeting on the 26th, “We decided to request a joint investigation with the North if necessary.”

Currently, inter-Korean channels of dialogue are officially blocked. North Korea even detonated a joint liaison office in June. However, when President Moon published the full text of the letter exchanged with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on the 25th, it was confirmed that some communication channels between the leaders were in operation. The existence of intergovernmental channels means that official channels for dialogue can also be re-established depending on the situation.

President Moon Jae-in and President Kim Jong-un sign the Pyongyang Joint Declaration at the Pyongyang Baekhwawon Guest House, uphold the agreement and take a commemorative photo. Yunhap news

It is unclear whether North Korea will respond to the Blue House’s request for a joint investigation. When Prince Park was assassinated on Mount Geumgang in July 2008, the government requested a visit to the site, but North Korea refused.

In this regard, North Korea reported this day by the Central Chosun News Agency, “in the case of acquiring a body, it is also thinking about the procedure and method to deliver it to the South as usual.” However, our invasion of territorial waters cannot be overlooked, and we are seriously warned about it. ”

The opposition party criticized. Spokesperson Kim Eun-hye said, “It is a meeting that formalizes the heart of the Moon Jae-in administration, which is optimistic about losing Kim Jong-un rather than sadness about losing people.” “I feel desperate,” said Joon-young Bae, a spokesman for the people’s force, saying, “I supported like heaven the North Korean leader’s apology and ignored the reality of the bloody tears of the people.”

Reporters Taehwa Kang and Kijeong Kim [email protected]