The Korea Times
WASHINGTON — A senior South Korean diplomat said Friday that Seoul and Washington are making efforts toward "normalization," amid reports that the U.S. has partially limited its sharing of intelligence on North Korea in response to what it sees as a classified information leak by a top Seoul official. Vice Foreign Minister for Strategy and Intelligence Jeong Yeon-doo made the remarks after his meeting with U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker at the State Department in Washington, amid concerns that the reported curbs on the sharing of intelligence could affect security cooperation between the allies. "That is what we are trying to do. Both sides are making (efforts)," he said when asked by Yonhap News Agency if things are moving toward "normalization." When asked if misunderstandings between Seoul and Washington have been addressed, Jeong said, "We had discussed (issues), including that. Let's wait and see." Reports have said that the U.S. partially restricted South Korea's access to its satellite intelligence on North Korea after Unification Minister Chu
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