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| Third top S Korean official quits | Third top S Korean official quits |
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| South Korea's National Intelligence Service chief Kim Seung-gyu has offered to resign - the third national security team member to do so this week. | South Korea's National Intelligence Service chief Kim Seung-gyu has offered to resign - the third national security team member to do so this week. |
| The government has been criticised for continuing efforts to engage North Korea despite its recent nuclear test. | The government has been criticised for continuing efforts to engage North Korea despite its recent nuclear test. |
| Kim Seung-gyu said he offered to resign to give the president a free hand to reshuffle his cabinet. | Kim Seung-gyu said he offered to resign to give the president a free hand to reshuffle his cabinet. |
| The minister in charge of relations with North Korea offered his resignation on Wednesday. | |
| He is one of the officials most closely associated with the policy of engagement with the North. | He is one of the officials most closely associated with the policy of engagement with the North. |
| The defence minister resigned on Monday following disagreements with the United States. | The defence minister resigned on Monday following disagreements with the United States. |
| The left-leaning nationalist government has come under attack at home for sticking with its policy of reconciliation. | The left-leaning nationalist government has come under attack at home for sticking with its policy of reconciliation. |
| It has announced limited economic sanctions but is dragging its heels on tougher measures and is continuing with two big joint economic projects with North Korea. | It has announced limited economic sanctions but is dragging its heels on tougher measures and is continuing with two big joint economic projects with North Korea. |
| The expected cabinet reshuffle is not likely to lead to a major change in direction. | The expected cabinet reshuffle is not likely to lead to a major change in direction. |
| Analysts see it more as an effort to deflect criticism at home and abroad of what some see as a failed policy towards the North. | Analysts see it more as an effort to deflect criticism at home and abroad of what some see as a failed policy towards the North. |