Unification Minster Lee Jae-joung talked at Kwanhun Club

In a debate held by Kwanhun club, the unification minister said “North Korea’s human rights issue is directly related to North Korea’s politics and regime,” and “human rights issue can’t be interpreted only from a moral and ethical perspective.”

Asked on the issues of South Korean soldiers and abductees held by North Korea, he said “it is safe to say those matters weren’t talked about during the summit.” “3,400, or 87 per cent of the total 3,900 “victims” came back and the problem is the remaining people,” and “It is unfair to say the government hasn’t done anything to solve the issue,” he said.

On the Kaesung Industrial Complex, he said “it is not aimed for changing or opening North Korea, but rather is the process where inter-Korean cooperation is tested.”