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South Korean President Moon Jae-in said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s apology for the shooting of the North Korean official by the Korean official is of special importance, hoping to restart the dialogue process between the two sides. .
“It is something special and unprecedented when the Supreme Leader of North Korea apologizes directly and immediately,” South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on September 28.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in. (Photo: Yonhap News)
As for the South Korean official shot dead by North Korea while entering Korean waters, Pyongyang admitted that border forces had fired more than 10 shots at the “intruder” but denied burning the body. this person.
In an official statement to Seoul, Kim Jong-un said he was “very sorry” for the “unintentional and unacceptable” incident mentioned above. According to President Moon, this shows that Kim takes the case very seriously and hopes that the inter-Korean relationship will not deteriorate because of this.
The Korean president thus emphasized the need to find the truth and take “substantial” measures to prevent similar incidents. To do that, the inter-Korean government must reestablish dialogue and cooperate with each other. Moon mentioned that his military communications were still cut off.
President Moon Jae-in hopes that the incident will become an opportunity for Seoul and Pyongyang to reestablish dialogue, cooperate and strengthen ties.
Mr. Moon also expressed his condolences to the family of the unfortunate and apologized to the Korean people for the “shocking and outrageous” incident, emphasizing that the government must protect the safety of the people in all cases.
Some critics criticized the South Korean military for failing to protect the safety of Koreans.
In the latest development, South Korea began the process of finding the body of the man who has made North Korea protest. Pyongyang says Seoul is using the search as an opportunity to send warships into North Korean waters, saying this “intrusion” could increase tensions.
North and South Korea signed a 2018 agreement to strengthen economic cooperation and demilitarization along the border. The process continued with the 2019 denuclearization talks, but the dialogue stalled after North Korea and the United States disagreed on sanctions mitigation in exchange for partial disarmament. .
In recent months, the inter-Korean reconciliation effort has been in jeopardy with incidents that have escalated. Pyongyang blew up North Korea’s liaison office, arguing that Seoul has not taken enough measures to prevent fugitives from sending anti-North Korean flyers from South Korea across the border.
