South Korea: the Reversal Follows Controversial Remarks Last Week That Drew a Warning From President Lee Jae Myung

South Korea's Unification Minister Chung Dong-young has walked back his push to refer to North Korea by its official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), saying public discussion should come first. The reversal follows controversial remarks last week that drew a warning from President Lee Jae Myung. Keeping the president's remarks firmly in mind, we will listen carefully to voices from all sectors of society and continue to review the relevant matters in a more sophisticated and nuanced manner, a Unification Ministry spokesperson told NK News on Monday.

In South Korea, the North is generally referred to as North. Jooheon Kim is a Correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Aju News Corporation where he covered South Korea's economy and tech sectors, K-pop and inter-Korean relations.

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