The Ministry of Unification convened the first Inter-Korean Relations Development Committee meeting of 2026 on March 19, chaired by Unification Minister Chung Dong Young. Participants deliberated on a draft five-year blueprint for inter-Korean relations. Formally designated the 5th Basic Plan for Inter-Korean Relations Development (2026–2030), the draft represents the Lee Jae Myung administration's most comprehensive policy framework yet for managing and advancing relations with Pyongyang. The 5th Basic Plan is framed as a medium-to-long-term master plan for implementing President Lee's signat
Diplomacy Journal David Kendall | On February 26, the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Korea (ERA) and the DGIEA Korea–Azerbaijan Association held the Third Symposium dedicated to the 34th anniversary of the Khojaly Genocide. "On the night of 25–26 February 1992, Armenia's armed forces attacked the town of Khojaly and perpetrated mass atrocities against the Azerbaijani civilian population," the Embassy explained in a post-symposium statement. "During the bloodshed, 613 people — including 63 children, 106 women, and 70 elderly persons — were killed with particular cruelt