Referring to huge payments Seoul secretly made to Pyongyang to bring about a 2000 summit of the countries' leaders, the Unification Ministry says any future engagement must be done transparently.

当谈到首尔秘密向平壤支付巨款以在2000年举办一次两韩首脑峰会时，统一部表示未来的任何接触都必须保持透明度。

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The unification ministry told reporters it knew nothing of the report.

统一部向记者表示，对报道内容一无所知。

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Seoul's Unification Ministry said Tuesday no official agenda has been set for the meeting. But it said a range of issues, including the family reunions, would be discussed.

韩国统一部周二表示，没有为这次会谈设定正式议程。不过它说，将要讨论包括离散家庭团聚活动在内的一系列问题。

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South Korea's Unification Ministry says Pyongyang's launch of at least five short-range missiles did not affect Tuesday's agreementto hold talks.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Chun Hae-sung says Seoul sent a message of protest to the North.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

The Unification Ministry in Seoul says hundreds of South Korean managers and other workers from the South were allowed to enter the industrial complex in the west coast Kaesong border city,Wednesday.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

The Unification Ministry said a schedule for the return of staff from the Kaesong plant hadn't been completed, and that the South remains open to dialogue with the North to restart the plant.

WSJ: Seoul to Pull Workers out of North Korea

More than 840 South Koreans were set to cross the border Monday to Kaesong, which provides a badly-needed flow of hard currency to a country where many face food shortages, according to Seoul's Unification Ministry.

NPR: SKorea, US Begin Drills As NKorea Threatens War