Unification minister says Lee still reviewing appointment of special envoy for U.S.-North Korea talks
Published: 15 Apr. 2026, 21:48
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Unification Minister Chung Dong-young responds to an inquiry at a plenary session at the National Assembly in Seoul on April 15. [YONHAP]
Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Wednesday the appointment of a special envoy to facilitate dialogue between the United States and North Korea was still under review by President Lee Jae Myung.
Chung's remarks came after he had earlier proposed sending an envoy for “peace on the Korean Peninsula” to neighboring countries to help reopen U.S.-North Korea talks and move the stalled inter-Korean dialogue forward.
The move comes as South Korea has deemed the period leading up to U.S. President Donald Trump's planned trip to China next month for summit talks as critical to establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula.
On the agenda for the summit talks between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chung said Washington was moving “under the table,” without elaborating.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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