Jeong Dong-young "North Korea's armed demonstration is also a signal... Reducing hostility is the key to peace policy."

Answer to the question ‘Did you receive a signal for North Korea dialogue?’… “Economic cooperation budget, borrow when necessary”

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwon Hee-won = Unification Minister Chung Dong-young was asked at the general meeting of the National Assembly's Budget and Accounts Special Committee on the 11th, "Have you received any signal from North Korea that they will respond to dialogue?" and answered, "The armed demonstration is also a kind of signal."

Minister Chung said this in response to a question from People Power Party lawmaker Kang Dae-sik, saying, "The inter-Korean relationship is linked to the structure. Not only the severance of inter-Korean relations, but also the severance of relations between the United States and the United States for 7 years. North Korea presents itself as two hostile countries."

He added, "(North Korea) is defining South Korea as the 'number one' hostile country, and the second is the United States," adding, "How to alleviate this hostility is a key element in pursuing a policy of peaceful coexistence."

In addition, when Rep. Kang asked whether 387.2 billion won was allocated to next year's inter-Korean economic cooperation budget, 'Isn't the budget allotted as if it were unrequited love?', he explained, "All nine presidents in the past have set up an inter-Korean cooperation fund. It is different from the general budget. It is borrowed from public fund deposits, so if you don't use it, you don't get it."

He added, “We just organize it, but if the relationship between North and South Korea changes and negotiations progress and it becomes necessary to use it, we borrow from public funds.”