SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in has replaced his unification minister who played a major role in detente with North Korea over the past year, his office said, naming a long-time confidant to lead a drive for “a new Korean peninsula”.
Kim Yeon-chul, a pro-engagement scholar who heads the state-run Korea Institute for National Unification, will replace Cho Myoung-gyon pending a confirmation hearing.
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