KBS News

21^st of October 2018

By Gim Gihyeon

Queen Magritte of Denmark and President Mun.

President Mun returned to Korea after completing his visit to five European countries. President Mun has focused on expanding the consensus of the international community around the Korean peninsula peace initiative, as well as publicising UN sanctions on North Korea.

President Mun Jaein arrived at Seoul Airport on the Korean presidential jet as he finished his 9-day trip to Europe. He met with French President Macron, while his meeting with Pope Francisco was cancelled. He also met with UK Prime Minister Teresa May and other senior leaders from around the world at the ASEM forum. President Mun received a positive response to Gim Jeongeun’s invitation to North Korea and received strong support for the peace process on the Korean peninsula.

In a meeting with the French and British leaders, who are permanent members of the UN Security Council, they reviewed ways to promote denuclearisation through relaxing sanctions on North Korea – in the context of North Korea being on the verge of nuclearisation. While the European leader reportedly highly appreciate Mr Mun’s efforts to denuclearise the Korean peninsula and usher in peace, Mr. Mun did not give an answer to their specific proposals.

The President’s spokeperson said that President Mun clarified the necessity of promoting North Korean denuclearisation by mitigating sanctions against North Korea. Prior to returning home, the President visited the Queen of Denmark, Magritte, as part of a summit with Danish Prime Minister Rasmussen. Duringt he summit the leaders agreed to expand economic and cultural exchanges and Denmark confirmed its full support for peace on the Korean peninsula.

KBS News

14^th October 2018

By Song Geumhan

The bodies of all of the Korean climbers who perished during an expedition in the Himalayas have been recovered. The Korean embassy in Nepal revealed that the Nepali guide and Korean crew’s bodies have all been retrieved, with six of the bodies being moved the nearby town of Gurjukani. It’s being reported that the remining three bodies were located in areas which were difficult to approach, and are being transported to nearby villages by helicopter.

The leader of the rescue team stated: “The weather conditions in the accident scene were good and the work was relatively smooth. Today we plan to bring all nine of the recovered bodies to [Nepali capital] Kathmandu.” An embassy official said that documents related to the remains will be processed in Gurjukani. An additional large helicopter will be put into service at the nearby Pokhara airport. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it is in close consultation with the local police and other agencies about identifying the remains. In addition, they plan to dispatch two members of their foreign correspondence department quick response team tomorrow, with plans to support family with funeral procedures and visits to the locale.