Ahn Calls for Virtuous Circle via Peace System

Lee Sang Yong  |  2012-09-28 11:48
¡°Peace on the Korean Peninsula will not happen in the absence of national reconciliation,¡± according to independent presidential candidate Ahn Cheol Soo.

Ahn, speaking at a foreign affairs forum held this morning by the policy group ¡®Tomorrow¡¯, asserted, ¡°A welfare state will remain remote for as long as our national security is unstable and peace cannot be secured.¡±

However, ¡°If a peace system is constructed on the Korean Peninsula then it is natural that peace, security and economy will form a virtuous circle,¡± he went on. ¡°Improving relations with North Korea and pushing for unification through peaceful cooperation is now one of our most critical tasks.¡±

Ahn also once again reiterated his intention to bisect the stances of the two most recent governments, saying, ¡°We need to go up one level from the engagement policy of the Kim Dae Jung and Roh Moo Hyun governments, and beyond the policy of the Lee Myung Bak administration.¡±

However, he did not give any details. Ahn has now repeatedly emphasized the importance of security while failing to offer any specific policy to bring that security about, leading to accusations of populism without substance.
 
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