SEOUL, December 4 (AJP) - South Korea is seeking talks with North Korea to bring back six South Koreans being held there, the presidential office said on Thursday.
It comes just a day after the revelation was made during President Lee Jae-myung's press conference with foreign media, marking the first anniversary of disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law debacle.
When asked by a reporter from NK News about the South Korean detainees in North Korea and any messages for their families here, Lee responded that he would look further into it, citing the lack of detailed information due to those cases occurring long ago.
According to the presidential office, three North Korean defectors and three missionaries have been held since between 2013 and 2016 on dubious charges of espionage and other offenses.
* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
It comes just a day after the revelation was made during President Lee Jae-myung's press conference with foreign media, marking the first anniversary of disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law debacle.
When asked by a reporter from NK News about the South Korean detainees in North Korea and any messages for their families here, Lee responded that he would look further into it, citing the lack of detailed information due to those cases occurring long ago.
According to the presidential office, three North Korean defectors and three missionaries have been held since between 2013 and 2016 on dubious charges of espionage and other offenses.
* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
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