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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

North Korea scraps agencies managing relations with South as Kim Jong Un cites hostility with rival

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North Korea has abolished key government organizations tasked with managing relations with South Korea, state media said Tuesday, as authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un said he would no longer pursue reconciliation with his rival.

North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said the decision to abolish the agencies handling dialogue and cooperation with the South was made during a meeting of the country’s rubber-stamp parliament on Monday.

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