South Korea looks into ways to improve relations with Kim Jong Un’s North
How South Korea aims to ease tensions with North Korea
- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has pledged to improve strained relations with Pyongyang.
- Seoul is exploring allowing individual tours to North Korea, which a Unification Ministry spokesperson believes would not breach international sanctions.
- Tourism is one of the few cash sources for North Korea not targeted by United Nations sanctions over its weapons programmes.
- To ease tensions, President Lee suspended anti-North Korea loudspeaker broadcasts and halted leaflet campaigns.
- The president plans to discuss further with top security officials how to resume dialogue with North Korea.