SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean President Moon Jae-in on June 19 accepted the resignation of his point man on North Korea, who had asked to quit after the North destroyed a liaison office while ramping up pressure against Seoul amid stalled nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration.
Kim Yeon-chul was appointed unification minister in April last year as talks between Washington and Pyongyang began falling apart, and leaves the job without having a single meeting with the North Koreans. He said he wanted to resign to take responsibility for tensions between the rivals.
