North Korea has denied Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun's request to visit the country's Mount Kumgang for a memorial service in honor of her late husband.
Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun requested permission to visit the"We make it clear that we have neither been informed about any South Korean personage's willingness for visit nor known about it and that we have no intention to examine it," said Director General of North Korean Foreign Ministry Kim Song-il in a statement.
The company was founded by his father, Chung Ju-yung, who was born in a region of pre-civil war Korea that now sits within North Korea's borders.
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