Foreign ministry slammed for dinner with Biegun
Posted : 2020-12-13 15:18
Updated : 2020-12-14 09:54
First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun, left, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun talk over a meal and drinks at a restaurant in Seoul, Dec. 10, during a dinner hosted by the ministry for the U.S. delegation. / Courtesy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
By Kim Rahn
The foreign ministry is under criticism for hosting a dinner and drinks session for a visiting U.S. delegation amid tightened social distancing regulations intended to combat further spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Internet users are denouncing the government for its double standard, telling people to follow the guidelines while public officials themselves do not.
US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, Washington’s point man on North Korea, on Thursday urged Pyongyang to return to denuclearization talks, stressing that diplomacy is the “only” and “best” way. Biegun, who is in Seoul this week to meet with officials here, delivered a lecture at a local think tank reflecting on his more than two-year stint of spearheading the talks to denucle.
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