South Korean government officials confirmed a meeting took place in
Newsis reported Tuesday that a source at
In the written briefing, the ministry's source said the meetings between the KOGAS official and the North Korean resident that took place in
On Monday, South Korean opposition lawmaker
The ministry source told Newsis on Tuesday the gathering complied with sanctions requirements and was conducted in accordance with the South's Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act.
Newsis' source denied allegations made by
"At the unification ministry, there was no review of the construction of a gas-powered plant in
Inter-Korean economic cooperation remains an important goal for
Moon's summits with
A South Korean survey of school-age students taken in November shows the majority of respondents say unification is necessary, however.
The survey from the education and unification ministries showed that six out of 10 students said the two Koreas must unify, citing the threat of war, a shared ethnicity, and separated families,
The percentage of respondents who said unification is "not necessary" also has increased since 2019, according to the report.
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