How South Korea aims to ease tensions with North Korea

• South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has pledged to improve strained relations with Pyongyang.
• Seoul is exploring allowing individual tours to North Korea, which a Unification Ministry spokesperson believes would not breach international sanctions.
• Tourism is one of the few cash sources for North Korea not targeted by United Nations sanctions over its weapons programmes.
• To ease tensions, President Lee suspended anti-North Korea loudspeaker broadcasts and halted leaflet campaigns.
• The president plans to discuss further with top security officials how to resume dialogue with North Korea.

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South Korea looks into ways to improve relations with Kim Jong Un’s North