South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young speaks to reporters at a press briefing in Seoul, South Korea. File. Photo by YONHAP / EPA
June 4 (Asia Today) -- South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Thursday proposed resuming four-way talks among South Korea, North Korea, the United States and China to help establish peace in Northeast Asia.
Chung, who is visiting Mongolia, also called for expanding the framework to include Mongolia, Japan, Russia and other regional countries. He made the proposal during a special address at the 11th Ulaanbaatar Dialogue in Mongolia.
Chung said Northeast Asia needs to build a new "peace identity" by restoring trust between South and North Korea and rebuilding peace on the Korean Peninsula.
It was the first visit to Mongolia by a South Korean unification minister. The trip was made at the invitation of the Mongolian government.
