President Moon Jae-in requested North Korea to restore and restart military communication lines, along with a joint investigation between the North and the South regarding the murder of an official in North Korea.
President Moon held an emergency security relations ministers' meeting at the Blue House on the afternoon of the 27th, saying, "I positively appreciate North Korea's prompt apology and promise to prevent recurrence."
President Moon asked for a joint investigation between the two Koreas because there is a difference in the relationship between the incidents and facts identified by the South and the North. It.
He added, "We request the restoration and restart of military communication lines for communication, consultation, and information exchange."
President Moon said, “Retrieving the body and belongings is a top priority,” he said. “We hope that the South and the North will do their best to search and exchange necessary information in each sea area to cooperate.
In addition, Chinese fishing boats operating in waters near the NLL also requested cooperation in the collection of bodies and oil products.