Baffled

While ripples caused by North Korea’s firing of missiles are spreading, on July 5, Defense Minister Yoon Kwang-ung (left) is entering hurriedly into the Defense Ministry building located in Yongsan, Seoul. Earlier that day, he participated in a meeting of related ministers in Cheong Wa Dae. Unification Minister Lee Jong-seok who also was present in the meeting wears a worried look walking into the Central Government Complex in Sejongno, Jongno-gu, after the meeting.

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