Unification Minister Kwon Young-se spoke of a “resource food exchange” & "Accepting all North Korean defectors" to North Korea, and a UN Security Council official said it was a “violation of sanctions against North Korea.”
Minister Kwon said, “The ‘Korean Peninsula Resources Food Exchange Program’ (rfep) includes not only food, but also other humanitarian aid materials such as masks and soybean oil. On the 16th, the Dong-A Ilbo reported that “it is possible” in “step”.
In a commentary on Iran's statement on the 15th, a UN Security Council official from the South Korean presidential office said, 'If North Korea enters into denuclearization negotiations, the 'resources and food exchange program on the Korean Peninsula' will start without conditions before an agreement is reached." Paying for non-sanctioned products is still a violation of sanctions,” he told the Voice of America (VOA).
An official from the VOA's office said, "If North Korea is serious about denuclearization negotiations, even before an agreement is reached, South Korea and the international community can start the 'Korean Peninsula Resources Food Exchange Program' without any conditions, in which North Korea and the international community receive North Korea's mineral resources and provide food and daily necessities. It is reported that it has requested comment from the UN Security Council on this.
A Security Council official said, "North Korea's exports to [the item] will go against current resolutions, no matter what form it is paid for," a Security Council official said. That's very unlikely," he said.
Regarding the 'bold initiative', Minister Kwon said on the same day, "The denuclearization of North Korea is an 'initial preparation' stage that declares denuclearization and initiates various cooperation, and freezes, reports, and verifies nuclear activities. After dividing the three stages into three stages: “complete denuclearization,” in which nuclear weapons are taken out and dismantled, “it is undeniable that bold initiatives could be affected if North Korea conducts a nuclear test.” The Dong-A Ilbo said to
Minister Kwon continued, referring to the ‘resources-food exchange program on the Korean Peninsula’ that is applied as an ‘initial stage’, and said, “In the agricultural sector, technology transfer and infrastructure provision can be implemented immediately. In terms of security, it is possible to secure a communication channel between the two Koreas. Full-fledged modernization of power generation facilities and infrastructure projects are possible only after entering the stage of denuclearization, and the incorporation of North Korea into the global financial market can be achieved at the final stage. However, I personally oppose the end-of-war declaration. It is not included in the bold idea.”
A Security Council official said, "I am not a South Korean official, but it is clear that the economic compensation plan will be made in accordance with South Korea's international obligations, and accordingly, it is a matter of lifting some sanctions in accordance with denuclearization. It doesn't seem particularly likely at this point," he told VOA.
UN Security Council Resolution 2371 (2017) banned the export of all minerals, including coal, the main export of North Korea, and a new Security Council resolution is needed to ease or lift certain sanctions.
Regarding the lifting of partial sanctions, Minister Kwon said, “It is worth considering the idea of a working-level consultative body such as a working group centered on the US and North Korean issues.”
Regarding the 'principle of accepting all North Korean defectors', he said, "I have already suggested it to the president." He said, "I am reviewing how the Minister of Unification declares an enforcement ordinance regulating the time and procedure for expressing intention to defect." said.
US State Department spokeswoman NAND Price said, "Unfortunately, the question is a complete hypothetical at this point" when asked by a South Korean official on 'Can the US ease sanctions on North Korea before denuclearization' in the 'Relief of Sanctions'. believes that diplomacy provides the best means of achieving the ultimate goal of complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”
The Yoon Seok-yeol administration said that there are suspicions about the operation of the TF in the presidential office to lead the 'ruling of enforcement ordinances'.
On the 16th, the Kyunghyang Shinmun reported the opinion of a legal expert that the TF, which was created by referring to the legal advisory system of the White House in the United States, was led by Joo Jin-woo, a secretary to the presidential office, a former prosecutor, that there were about 10 lawyers and former lawyers belonging to a DJ administrative dictatorship.
Previously, the Heritage Foundation chairman, who met Yoon-elect Yoon in April, told the domestic media that he had advised “reigning the president,” which was dictated by the Reagan Republican Party.