김 처장은 “연락사무소가 새로운 남북간 협의채널로 자리매김하고 있다”면서 “무엇보다 북측도 남북간 상시연락체계의 정착에 적극적으로 호응하고 있다”고 강조했다.
"The liaison office is establishing itself as a new inter-Korean consultation channel," head of the division, Mr. Kim stressed. "The North is more than anything else actively responding to the establishment of a permanent liaison system between the two Koreas."