The Ministry of Unification requested confirmation from the North through the channel of the inter-Korean joint liaison office regarding the situation in which North Korea was dismantling the Haegeumgang Hotel, a facility on the southern side of Mt.
A high-ranking Ministry of Unification official met with reporters and asked about the question, "We requested confirmation of these aspects through the joint liaison office function of the Ministry of Unification, and we also conveyed our position to North Korea." "The North did not make an official position." said.
He explained that when the dismantling of the Haegeumgang Hotel was first caught, it was discussed with Hyundai Asan, who operated the hotel, and that Hyundai Asan also went through the process of grasping the local situation on its own.
According to recent private satellite photos, the demolition work of Haegeumgang Hotel appears to have progressed considerably, with a hollow in the center of the building and objects that appear to be building materials piled up on the pier in front of the hotel.
"The dismantling process is progressing to some extent unlike when we first saw it," said this high-ranking official.
(Photo = Yonhap News)