미 국무부, '5.24 조치 실효성 상실' 한국 발표에 "남북협력 지지"<br /><br />The U.S. State Department says Washington supports inter-Korean cooperation and is in coordination with Seoul to ensure such projects proceed in lockstep with progress on the regime's denuclearization.<br />The comment comes just a day after South Korea's unification ministry said it does not see long-time sanctions on North Korea as a hindrance to inter-Korean exchanges.<br />On Wednesday, Seoul pointed to the inefficacies of the so-called May-24 measures,... just days before the 10th anniversary of the sweeping penalties Seoul imposed on Pyeongyang.<br />They came after it was widely thought the North torpedoed the South Korean warship Cheonan, killing 46 sailors.<br />The measures in 2010 were regarded as a hurdle for inter-Korean exchanges though many of the restrictions were already included in multiple international sanctions.<br />
