Half of S. Koreans want govt to pursue talks with North, poll finds
A South Korean soldier standing guard at the Joint Security Area in the Demilitarised Zone in the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, on May 1. A survey finds that 65.6% of respondents say unification between the two Koreas is necessary. – EPA pic, May 13, 2019.
ABOUT half of South Koreans think the government should seek dialogue with North Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing survey results today, as inter-Korean ties remained stalled amid deadlocked nuclear talks between Washington and Pyongyang. Of 1,003 adults surveyed last month, 51.4% said the government should pursue talks and compromise with Kim Jong-un regime, according to the state-run Korea Institute for National Unification.
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