https://cdnph.upi.com/ph/st/th/7771784802508/2026/i/17848026662481/v1.5/S-Korea-unification-minister-says-policy-on-N-Korea-has-shifted-to-peace-first-approach.jpg" /> Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Thursday the government has shifted away from a policy focused on the denuclearization of North Korea, instead pointing to peace as a precondition to resuming stalled talks.