Yoon Min-ho, spokesperson for South Korea’s Unification Ministry, speaks during a briefing at the government complex in Seoul on June 2. Photo by Asia Today
June 8 (Asia Today) -- South Korea's Unification Ministry said Monday it approved Jeju Island's request to contact North Korean residents and ship goods to the North under relevant legal requirements.
Yoon Min-ho, the ministry's spokesperson, said during a regular briefing at the government complex in Seoul that the ministry had approved Jeju's application for an inter-Korean cooperation project.
"However, it is difficult for the Unification Ministry to confirm specific details or the current status of the project," Yoon said.
Jeju officials said at a briefing Monday that medical equipment, forest disaster-prevention chemicals and Hallabong tangerine seedlings arrived at North Korea's Nampo port on May 4 after passing through China's Dalian port.
