Time for Unification Ministry to change

South Korean President Yoon says it's time for the Ministry of Unification to change.

He says so far the ministry has acted as if it was a support agency for North Korea. During the previous administration the Unification Ministry carried out North Korea policies centered on dialogue and cooperation. Yoon says the country must pursue a national reunification that helps improve the lives of people in the South and North.

This is apparently the reason he has nominated a new minister known for his hard-line policies on North Korea and a vice minister who used to serve as a diplomat. The unification ministry's duties will likely shift from dialogue with Pyongyang and cross-border exchanges to publicizing the human rights situation in the North to the international community and promoting global cooperation on the issue.