The Unification Ministry said Friday its stance on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula remains unchanged, vowing to seek phased, viable solutions.
Deputy spokesperson Chang Yoon-jeong told a press briefing that the government has no change in its position to seek phased, viable solutions for denuclearization, which are mutually acceptable based on the reality.
The previous night, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, lashed out at a Group of Seven statement released Wednesday at the summit in France.
Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said the focus should shift to freezing North Korea's nuclear program, echoing President Lee Jae Myung's call for a phased approach to first halt Pyongyang's nuclear and missile activities.
