President Lee Myung Bak has called again for North Korea to rejoin the international community of nations, saying, \u201cNorth Korea should take part in change as a member of the international community. We are prepared to cooperate in these efforts.\u201d <\/p>\n
In a speech on \u201c2011 Budget and Plan of Management\u201d, as read in the President\u2019s stead by Prime Minister Kim Hwang Shik to the National Assembly today, President Lee said, \u201cOur dream is the fatherland\u2019s peaceful reunification, and the first step is to establish the \u2018peace community\u2019 via North Korea\u2019s denuclearization.\u201d <\/p>\n
The \u201cpeace community\u201d represents the first step in the President\u2019s \u201cThree Reunifications\u201d roadmap for the future of the Korean Peninsula, as outlined on Liberation Day, August 15th. It features a \u201cpeace community\u201d, to be followed by an \u201ceconomic community\u201d and finally a \u201cnational community\u201d. <\/p>\n
President Lee emphasized, \u201cWe need to use economic cooperation to construct an economic community and improve the North Korean people\u2019s lives through mutual prosperity,\u201d adding, \u201cNow the world is in a time of change, and any country which does not go along with this change will be left behind.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cBased on stepping forward into a national community, I hope our nation can live well together and contribute to Northeast Asian and world peace,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n
Regarding preparations for peaceful reunification, President Lee went on, \u201cI will make a constant diplomatic effort for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and to gather the people\u2019s will behind reunification,\u201d adding, \u201cI will reinforce diplomatic cooperation in Northeast Asia and establish reciprocal partnerships with many countries which have close interests on the Korean Peninsula.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cI will strengthen the national security posture so that tragic incidents such as the Cheonan incident can never occur again,\u201d he also noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Lee Myung Bak has called again for North Korea to rejoin the international community of nations, saying, \u201cNorth Korea should take part in change as a member of the international community. We are prepared to cooperate in these efforts.\u201d In a speech on \u201c2011 Budget and Plan of Management\u201d, as read in the President\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":154,"featured_media":13538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n