Rep. Tae Yong-ho of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), who had served as North Korea s deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom before defecting to the South in 2016, urged the South Korean government, Monday, to work towards the return of South Korean nationals in the North in exchange for North Koreans here who wish to return to their homeland, citing the recent U.S.-Russia prisoner swap as an example.
Rep. Tae Yong-ho of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), who had served as North Korea s deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom before defecting to the South in 2016, urged the South Korean government, Monday, to work towards the return of South Korean nationals in the North in exchange for North Koreans here who wish to return to their homeland, citing the recent U.S.-Russia prisoner swap as an example.
Jo Song-gil, a former North Korean acting ambassador to Italy, works as a researcher at a state-run think tank in South Korea, having defected here a few years ago, according to a ruling party lawmaker.