NK weekly-inter-Korean news
Summary of inter-Korean news this week
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.
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S. Korea seeks to reinstate no-fly zone under suspended 2018 inter-Korean military pact
SEOUL -- South Korea will seek to reinstate a no-fly zone over the border with North Korea under the suspended 2018 inter-Korean military pact aimed at easing tensions, Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Wednesday.
Chung disclosed the plan at a press briefing after expressing regret earlier this month over drones sent into North Korea by South Korean civilians, which the North denounced as a violation of its sovereignty.
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Unification minister asks for EU's support for Seoul's peace efforts on Korean Peninsula
SEOUL -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young met with a senior European Union (EU) official Thursday and asked for the EU's support for Seoul's efforts to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula, Chung's office said.
Chung met with Olof Skoog, deputy secretary-general of the European External Action Service, the EU's diplomatic arm, to exchange views on the security situation on the Korean Peninsula and in Europe.
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