South Korea's Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul said there was still considerable distrust between the US and North Korea, which is hindering progress in dialogue.

  • But inter-Korea commercial projects can be used as leverage to boost talks
  • "We can use these as leverage in engaging in negotiations with North Korea," Kim Yeon-chul told a group of senior foreign journalists, referring to the Kaesong industrial complex and Mount Kumgang tours, two projects that remain suspended.

via Reuters.

The Minister has his hand out for a sizeable contribution from the US ….