2006, when South Korea was led by Roh Moo-hyun, who promoted engagement with North Korea. The South Korean government has provided the overwhelming bulk of the institute’s funding, totaling about $19 million over almost 12 years, through the state-run〜KIEP.
4/11 But two people familiar with the discussions said the government wanted to run the institute like a state think tank./ . Lee Jae-young, who is also on a panel advising Moon on the inter-Korean summit, was appointed KIEP’s president last week. Also last week, KIEP informed the institute(