정부는 “북측의 이번 철수 결정을 유감스럽게 생각하며, 북측이 조속히 복귀해 남북간 합의대로 남북공동연락사무소가 정상 운영되기를 바란다”고 밝혔다.
The government has revealed that it "regrets the North's decision to withdraw, and hopes that the North will return as soon as possible and that the joint liaison office between the two Koreas will be operated as agreed upon by the two Koreas."