S. Korea sees NK's swift response to Lee's regret over drone flights as 'meaningful progress'

The unification ministry on Tuesday assessed North Korea's swift response to President Lee Jae Myung's expression of regret over drone flights by South Korean individuals as "meaningful progress" moving forward the establishment of peace and coexistence on the Korean Peninsula. Late Monday, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, issued a statement that said her brother assessed Lee as "frank and broad-minded," some 10 hours after Lee voiced regret over unauthorized drone flights into the North at a Cabinet meeting. The unification ministry said Kim's statement indicated the leaders of the two Koreas effectively communicated with each other over the need to stop acts that heighten unnecessary military tensions on the Korean Peninsula. "We've assessed this as meaningful progress toward the establishment of peace and coexistence on the Korean Peninsula," a ministry official said. "There is no reason for the two Koreas to be hostile to each other and hostility and confrontation do not help any side." The official said the government will firmly adhere to the prin

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