SEOUL, July 22 (UPI) -- South Korea has requested an exception to North Korea sanctions to boost its recent efforts to promote inter-Korean exchanges.
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa requested "exemption to sanctions on North Korea" to member countries of the U.N. Security Council in an undisclosed briefing on Friday in New York, Chosun Ilbo reported. She stressed the need for a partial lift in "areas where dialogue and cooperation are needed with the North."