Date: Friday, July 20, 2012
Time: 10:31~10:57
1. Minister’s Schedule
Minister Yu Woo-ik will have an interview with the 'Segye Ilbo' on Friday.
2. Vice Minister’s Schedule
Vice Minister Kim Chun-sig delivered a keynote speech at an international academic conference co-hosted by the 'Korean Political Science Association' and the 'Korean Institute for National Unification on Friday at 9:30 A.M.
3. Jon Yong Chol's Interview with the KCNA
The Ministry of Unification confirmed that Jon Yong Chol, a member of the so-called 'statue demolition society' who had an interview with the KCNA, is a North Korean refugee born in 1960 and fled to the South in 2010. Regarding the details mentioned in the interview, the ministry is now going through a verification process in coordination with related organizations.