Cheong "NSC Standing Committee Analyzes North Korea Trends, Reviews Ministry Response Plans"

NSC Standing Committee Meeting Held Under the Chairmanship of Suh Hoon, Director of National Security Office... Lee Ho-seung, Cheong Policy Chief, Also Attended

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] The Blue House announced on the 12th, "A meeting of the NSC Standing Committee was held under the chairmanship of Suh Hoon, Director of the National Security Office. Lee Ho-seung, Chief of Policy Office, attended the meeting to facilitate integrated discussions on security and economy, including foreign economic cooperation."

The Blue House explained, "The attendees closely analyzed recent developments in the ROK-US joint military exercises, inter-Korean, North Korea-US, and North Korea-China relations, and reviewed response measures by each ministry."

The view of the Blue House from Namsan, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

The Blue House added, "It reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and the need to refrain from actions that escalate tensions, and decided to intensively pursue cooperation with relevant countries for the prompt resumption of dialogue."

Meanwhile, the Blue House stated, "It reviewed recent developments in major overseas risk areas and will actively devise necessary countermeasures, while continuing to promote various cooperation efforts with relevant countries regarding the domestic spread of COVID-19."