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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 10:47
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EDITORIAL from the JoongAng Daily on Sept. 29)
Saving the deal
United States Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill is likely visiting
Pyongyang today. As the top American negotiator in the six-party talks, his visit
represents the serious state of the North Korean nuclear issue.
In addition, North Korea has unexpectedly proposed holding military talks with
the South.
This may be a meeting designed to deliberate on the three main issues facing the
Kaesong Industrial Complex. Those three issues are: free communications, passage
of people and customs clearance. However, there is a possibility that our
national security could be unilaterally undermined or even threatened.
The Korean Peninsula may be on the brink of serious tension. The Korean
government must prepare for the worst-case scenario.
The two Koreas have failed to break the deadlock that began with the inauguration
of the Lee Myung-bak administration. The construction of dormitory facilities
inside the industrial complex has recently emerged as a new disheartening factor.
The two Koreas had agreed to build a dormitory for more than 15,000 North Korean
workers, since there aren???t enough women in their 20s or 30s residing in
Kaesong to provide sufficient manpower. However, Seoul???s stance is that
inter-Korean talks should be held before the agreement is implemented. The North
keeps insisting that all we need to do is implement the existing agreement and
conduct no more inter-Korean dialogue on the matter. As a result, the supply of
manpower is at risk.
In this regard, it is of great importance that President Lee and opposition
Democratic Party Chairman Chung Sye-kyun shared their views on how to tackle the
inter-Korean issue, drawing on bipartisan cooperation. The two remained split
over the construction of the dormitory at the industrial complex but agreed to
resolve the three main problems.
In addition, Chung agreed to take full advantage of his party???s networks and
knowledge gained in its dealings with the North.
They must figure out how to move on to a concrete course of action. We should
continue this bipartisan cooperation and strive not to follow the pattern of
agreeing on generalities and then allowing disagreement on particulars to break
the deal.
The political summit should yield tangible results in dealing with humanitarian
food assistance and the construction of the dormitory at Kaesong. By doing so, we
can prevent the North from making unreasonable requests.
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United States Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill is likely visiting
Pyongyang today. As the top American negotiator in the six-party talks, his visit
represents the serious state of the North Korean nuclear issue.
In addition, North Korea has unexpectedly proposed holding military talks with
the South.
This may be a meeting designed to deliberate on the three main issues facing the
Kaesong Industrial Complex. Those three issues are: free communications, passage
of people and customs clearance. However, there is a possibility that our
national security could be unilaterally undermined or even threatened.
The Korean Peninsula may be on the brink of serious tension. The Korean
government must prepare for the worst-case scenario.
The two Koreas have failed to break the deadlock that began with the inauguration
of the Lee Myung-bak administration. The construction of dormitory facilities
inside the industrial complex has recently emerged as a new disheartening factor.
The two Koreas had agreed to build a dormitory for more than 15,000 North Korean
workers, since there aren???t enough women in their 20s or 30s residing in
Kaesong to provide sufficient manpower. However, Seoul???s stance is that
inter-Korean talks should be held before the agreement is implemented. The North
keeps insisting that all we need to do is implement the existing agreement and
conduct no more inter-Korean dialogue on the matter. As a result, the supply of
manpower is at risk.
In this regard, it is of great importance that President Lee and opposition
Democratic Party Chairman Chung Sye-kyun shared their views on how to tackle the
inter-Korean issue, drawing on bipartisan cooperation. The two remained split
over the construction of the dormitory at the industrial complex but agreed to
resolve the three main problems.
In addition, Chung agreed to take full advantage of his party???s networks and
knowledge gained in its dealings with the North.
They must figure out how to move on to a concrete course of action. We should
continue this bipartisan cooperation and strive not to follow the pattern of
agreeing on generalities and then allowing disagreement on particulars to break
the deal.
The political summit should yield tangible results in dealing with humanitarian
food assistance and the construction of the dormitory at Kaesong. By doing so, we
can prevent the North from making unreasonable requests.
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