The move appears to be South Korea’s response to recent moves by North Korea to redefine inter-Korean relations as those between two separate states, and use that as a jumping off point for mutual respect and dialogue

The Lee Jae Myung government has shifted its focus to a peaceful "two-state" coexistence with North Korea, the unification ministry's white paper showed Monday.

The move appears to be South Korea’s response to recent moves by North Korea to redefine inter-Korean relations as those between two separate states, and use that as a jumping off…

The use of the phrase in a unification white book had prompted criticism about possibly contradicting South Korea’s Constitution