Yoon Urges Unification Ministry to Stop Functioning Like North Korea’s ‘Support Agency’

Yoon Urges Unification Ministry to Stop Functioning Like North Korea’s ‘Support Agency’
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol delivers his speech during a ceremony marking the 68th Memorial Day at the national cemetery in Seoul, South Korea, on June 6, 2023. Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/Reuters
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South Korea’s president has urged the Unification Ministry to change its approach toward North Korea and stop functioning like a “support department” for Pyongyang amid the rising tensions between the two countries.

President Yoon Suk-yeol observed that the ministry had focused on supporting North Korea and called for a shift in its approach, Yonhap News Agency reported.