Dec. 19 (Asia Today) -- President Lee Jae-myung on Friday told the Unification Ministry to take the lead in easing inter-Korean hostility and cultivating trust with North Korea, while urging the Foreign Ministry to play a stronger role in advancing South Korea's economic interests overseas.
"Shouldn't we exert our utmost efforts with patience, proactively and leading the way, to ease hostilities between the North and South and foster even the slightest sprout of trust? That is the role the Ministry of Unification must play," Lee said.
Addressing the Foreign Ministry, Lee said intensifying global competition has elevated the role of diplomacy in economic strategy.
"International competition in the economic sphere has intensified recently," he said. "I believe diplomacy ultimately plays a major role in expanding economic territory."
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