▲ Unification Minister Chung Dong-young poses for a commemorative photo during a visit to Kim Ryeong-ha, president of the Association of Korean Native Religions, on June 15.
Unification Minister Chung Dong-young interpreted U.S. President Donald Trump's recent posting of a photo from his 2018 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a "signal" of his intent to begin full-scale preparations for a North Korea-U.S. summit.
Minister Chung met with reporters after visiting Kim Ryeong-ha, president of the Association of Korean Native Religions, in Dongdaemun-gu on this day. He speculated, "(The posting of the North Korea-U.S. summit photo) likely stems from a commitment to focus on the issue of meeting with Chairman Kim Jong-un once the war in Iran concludes."
He added that it is "President Trump's own way of signaling" his readiness for a North Korea-U.S. summit, describing it as a "positive signal."
Regarding a statement from North Korea that criticized the Lee Jae-myung administration's policy of peaceful coexistence on the Korean Peninsula as a "peace mask," Minister Chung emphasized, "It is not a mask," adding, "We will continue to make efforts with sincerity."
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