South Korea on Friday unveiled a plan for reunification with North Korea, which includes efforts to provide North Korea with humanitarian aid, in a bid to revive stalled denuclearization talks amid flaring tensions between the two rivals.
The South Korean Ministry of Unification presented a report to President Yoon Suk-yeol on its plans and prospects for 2023 outlining seven key policy objectives aimed at improving inter-Korean relations.
It aims to strengthen South Korea’s defense posture against North Korean provocations through an alliance with the United States while also pursuing efforts to create a conducive environment for dialogue.
The South Korean government will seek to make “direct and indirect contact” with North Korea through civic groups and international groups as part of efforts to normalize relations with the regime, it stated….