Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae has stressed that dialogue and cooperation are necessary to make pressure on North Korea more effective.
 
Ryoo made the remark during a conference on Korean unification that was held at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Wednesday.
 
Ryoo said Seoul and Washington must strengthen their coordination for engagement and “to show Pyongyang clearly what it can earn by giving up the path of provocation and isolation and choosing the path of dialogue and cooperation.”