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meantime, the Cheong Wa Dae, who tried to soothe and soothe North Korea as much as possible, made a strong stand yesterday (16th). He also wrote that he was warned that all responsibilities were entirely in North Korea and that if the situation continued to worsen, he would respond strongly.

Reporter Jung Kyung-yun reports.

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Blue House expressed strong regret for North Korea's bombing of the inter-Korean joint office.

[Kim, Yoo - Keun / Blue House national anbosil 1 Deputy: the North in 2018, Panmunjom declared "a Joint Liaison strong regret table cards about a unilateral bombing the building opened by]

the country in two hours Joint Liaison bombing An emergency meeting was held by the NSC Standing Committee, led by the Chief of Security, and announced the official position in a stronger tone than expected.

The Blue House defined the destruction of the inter-Korean liaison office as a violation of the expectations of all who wish to develop inter-Korean relations and settle peace on the Korean Peninsula.

He also emphasized that it is clear that the responsibility for all the incidents in this situation lies entirely with the North.

At the same time, he also used the expression'warning' to North Korea.

[Kim Yoo-Geun/Chief of the Blue House National Security Office: We strictly warn that if the North continues to take steps to exacerbate the situation, we will strongly respond to it.] A

Blue House official said, "There is a'line to keep' even if our government has a dialogue. Beyond that, of course, we have to warn you seriously."

The Ministry of Unification also expressed deep regret and strong protests, saying that North Korea amazed not only our people, but the whole world.

[Department of the West/Ministry of Unification: The act of the 20th anniversary of the June 15 Joint Declaration is to abandon the wishes of everyone who wants peace on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea will have to take responsibility for the action.] Although the

Blue House and the government issued warnings, North Korea has been unilaterally refusing to communicate, and it is likely that North Korea will struggle with follow-up measures while observing the North's actions. .