Japan, North Korea's Destruction of Inter-Korean Liaison Office: "Closely Cooperating with South Korea and the US"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] The Japanese government stated on the 16th that it will "closely cooperate with South Korea and the United States" regarding North Korea's demolition of the inter-Korean joint liaison office in Kaesong.

Yoshihide Suga, Chief Cabinet Secretary and spokesperson for the Japanese government, said at a regular press conference that afternoon in response to related questions, "Japan continues to closely cooperate with South Korea, the United States, and others while collecting and analyzing necessary information," adding, "We are closely monitoring the situation and are fully committed to vigilance and surveillance."

Meanwhile, South Korea's Ministry of Unification announced, "North Korea demolished the inter-Korean joint liaison office building in Kaesong at 2:49 p.m. today." As a result, the inter-Korean liaison office, which opened in Kaesong in September of that year following the Panmunjom Declaration agreed upon by the South and North Korean leaders on April 27, 2018, has disappeared after 19 months of operation.