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Let's discuss this further with Ahn Jung-sik, a reporter specializing in North Korea.



Q. How is inter-Korean relations?



[Ahn Jung-sik/Reporter Ahn Jung-sik / Reporter specializing in North Korea: Some people rejected bold ideas, but about President Yoon, he said he didn't like humans.

Even considering Kim Yeo-jeong's exaggerated language, she expressed considerable disgust.

Didn't Kim Jong-un use this expression a while ago, 'Annihilate the Yun Seok-Yeol government'?

Overall, there is little expectation for the Yun Seok-yeol administration, I think it should be viewed like this.]



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[Ahn Jung-sik / Reporter Ahn Jung-sik: North Korea is seeing the current international situation very accurately.

Isn't the US-China competition intensifying now, and the confrontation between the US and Russia over the Ukraine war is also intensifying?

In this situation, we are making a judgment like that, even if we have good relations with China and Russia, there is no problem in our lives.

Even if North Korea makes provocations, China and Russia will block the UN Security Council sanctions, so from the North Korean point of view, there is no regret for either the Yun Seok-yeol administration or the Biden administration.]



Q. What is the possibility of a North Korean provocation?



[Ahn Jung-sik/Reporter specializing in North Korea: It should be seen that the possibility is high.

Since North Korea views nuclear possession as directly related to the survival of the regime, it will continue to follow that path.

This fall, China will hold the 20th Party Congress, where it is expected that President Xi Jinping's third term will be decided.

It seems that the provocation will not interfere with the event.]



Q. What is your North Korea policy?



[Ahn Jung-sik/Reporter Ahn Jung-sik/Reporter specializing in North Korea: For now, I think we have to think about a little more microscopic pragmatism than a bold idea or the dismantling of the Cold War structure on the Korean Peninsula.

As North Korea develops nuclear weapons and the UN imposes sanctions on North Korea, the limits of inter-Korean relations are clear.

The only things that can be done between the South and the North are humanitarian aid, social and cultural exchanges, and cooperation in health, medical care, and forestry.

It is good if North Korea responds to this by acknowledging this as a reality, and if not, it cannot be done.

I think you should have a cool attitude like this.]