China News Service, Seoul, September 28 (Reporter Zeng Nai) South Korean President Moon Jae-in apologized to the people on the 28th for the shooting and killing of South Korean citizens by North Korea and called on South Korea and North Korea to strengthen cooperation and restore military communication lines.
Recently, a South Korean citizen was shot and killed by the DPRK while he was suspected of abandoning South Korea to join North Korea.
The South Korean Presidential Palace Blue House sent a message to the media on the 28th that Moon Jae-in said that this was a regrettable and unfortunate incident and expressed deep condolences. The South Korean government apologized for the incident and apologized to the people for this.
Data map: South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Photo courtesy of the Blue House
Moon Jae-in said that the North Korean officials quickly apologized and stated that they would take measures to prevent the accident from happening again, expressing North Korea’s willingness not to deteriorate the situation.
Moon Jae-in said that North Korea’s statement is of special significance, especially the North Korean leader rarely apologizes directly. This shows that North Korea does not want North-South relations to be destroyed.
He said that he hopes South Korea and North Korea will find practical measures to solve the problem.
"If the dialogue is interrupted, the problem will not be resolved." Moon Jae-in said that if South Korea and North Korea do not cooperate, it will be difficult to establish effective measures to prevent the tragedy from happening again. He hopes that this tragic event can promote dialogue and cooperation and promote the development of South Korea and North Korea relations.
Moon Jae-in said that to prevent accidental conflicts, the two countries must be connected through the communication line. If the ship is drifting at sea, it is also conducive to rescue.
"Hopefully, the military communication line can be restored first, at least restarted."
In June of this year, North Korea announced that it would completely cut off all communication lines between North Korea and South Korea and bombed the North-South Korea liaison office.
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