Prospects remain uncertain for North Korean defector interpreter case during Lee's Mongolia visit

The case involving a North Korean interpreter who sought asylum through the South Korean Embassy in Mongolia is unlikely to be resolved quickly despite President Lee Jae Myung's upcoming state visit to Mongolia, with Seoul declining to comment on the issue. When asked about the case, a Foreign Ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity on Tuesday, declined to comment, saying, “We ask for your understanding that we have nothing to confirm regarding the matter.” A Unification Ministry o