President Yoon Suk-yeol of the Republic of Korea speaks at a news conference to mark his first 100 days in office at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Aug 17, 2022. (CHUNG SUNG-JUN / POOL PHOTO VIA AP)
SEOUL – A minister of the Republic of Korea expressed regret on Friday over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's Kim Yo-jong's slamming of ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol and rejection of Seoul's proposal to boost the economy of in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons.
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"I express deep regret over Kim Yo-jong's very disrespectful and indecent criticism of our president," ROK Unification Minister Kwon Young-se told a parliamentary session.