The United States and South Korea have decided to contemplate dissolving a working group formed to manage North Korean strategy, according to Seoul’s foreign ministry on Tuesday, after it was perceived as a method for Washington to stymie inter-Korean initiatives.
During meetings on Monday between US Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim and his South Korean counterpart Noh Kyu-duk, the two decided to “look into dissolving the working group” while increasing cooperation at other levels, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The working group was formed in 2018 to assist the two countries in coordinating their responses to problems such as nonproliferation negotiations, humanitarian relief, sanctions implementation, and inter-Korean ties during a period of heightened political engagement with North Korea.
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