\u201cIf North Korea sincerely wants to improve inter-Korean relations and get over its economic difficulties, it should know that the key is to give up the dream of becoming a nuclear power and the policy of unifying Korea under the North Korean system and ideology,\u201d says Hwang Jin Ha, a lawmaker with the Grand National Party (GNP).<\/p>\n
Hwang also noted comments made in North Korea\u2019s New Year\u2019s Statement about \u201cimproving the people\u2019s lives and reforming inter-Korean relations\u201d at a GNP meeting on Tuesday, saying, \u201cI urge the North to solve the problems between North and South through inter-Korean talks with sincerity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Regarding President Lee Myung Bak\u2019s speech on the need to build a permanent channel for regular dialogue, he noted, \u201cIn 2008, South Korea suggested establishing liaison offices in Seoul and Pyongyang, and now the President has recommended it once again.\u201d <\/p>\n
Therefore, Hwang concluded, since both sides have confirmed their official intention to improve relations, \u201cThere is only one thing left, solving them through dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, he claimed, \u201cIf sincere inter-Korean dialogue is to be successful, North Korea has to implement active reform and opening.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough the North reiterated \u2018improving people\u2019s lives\u2019 in the New Year\u2019s Statement, there were no words about reform and opening in order for economic reconstruction, which is essential for improvement of people\u2019s lives,\u201d he pointed out. <\/p>\n
\u201cNorth Korea has to abandon its policy of unification under its ideology and hostile attitude to South Korea if it wants sincere dialogue, aid from the South and the international community and peace treaty negotiations with the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cIt is impossible to completely cease hostile relations between the U.S. and North Korea while it continues to hold nuclear weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cIf North Korea sincerely wants to improve inter-Korean relations and get over its economic difficulties, it should know that the key is to give up the dream of becoming a nuclear power and the policy of unifying Korea under the North Korean system and ideology,\u201d says Hwang Jin Ha, a lawmaker with the Grand National […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":154,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n