South Korea's Lee says claim that Minister leaked classified intel is 'absurd'

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has rejected as “absurd” claims that his Minister overseeing relations with North Korea revealed classified information provided by the U.S. ‌on Pyongyang’s nuclear facilities. South Korean media have reported the U.S. has stopped sharing some intelligence on North Korea, partly because Unification Minister ‌Chung Dong-young spoke publicly about a previously unconfirmed uranium enrichment ‌facility ⁠in the country.

Mr. Chung and his Ministry have said his ⁠March comments about the facility in an area called Kusong in North Korea were based on publicly available information, including research reports.