South and North Korea can cooperate on issues including education and climate change, Park Geun Hye, a former head of South Korea’s ruling New Frontier Party, told reporters in Seoul today.

A new direction is needed for building trust with North Korea, and issues over the communist nation’s nuclear program shouldn’t halt all activity between the two countries, Park said.

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