Date: Monday, April 17, 2023
Time: 10:30-10:32 A.M.

1. Minister’s Schedule

At 3 P.M. today, Unification Minister Kwon Youngse will meet with UN Under Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding affairs Rosemary Dicarlo.

Minister Kwon and Under Secretary-General Dicarlo will exchange views on the current issues regarding North Korea and the Korean Peninsula, and discuss ways to enhance the UN’s support and cooperation on the Government’s policy on unification and North Korea.

2. Q&A

Q) Today is the 11th day that regular calls between the South and the North have been suspended. Do you have any means of communicating with North Korea or any measures in case an unexpected case where the North violates the NLL like yesterday, although the Ministry of National Defense stated that it was an accidental situation.

A) We will try to find ways to communicate through official channels including regular briefings as well as other methods if necessary.