South Korea Expresses Regret Over North's Reunion Threat

South Korea on Wednesday expressed regret over North Korea’s threat to cancel a planned inter-Korean family reunion event. Jeong Joon-hee, spokesman for South Korea’s Unification Ministry, called on Pyongyang to withdraw its threat, saying the reunions should not be canceled because of political disagreements between the two Koreas. “It is very regrettable that North Korea unilaterally distorts and criticizes the president’s U.N. speech and threatens that the reunion, which is a...

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