South Korean Minister of Unification Ryu Woo Ik has sought to reaffirm the seriousness of the security threat presented by North Korea\u2019s planned April long-range rocket launch, while also making it clear that lines of communication shall remain open.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the \u20182012 Global Forum on North Korea Economy\u2019 being held at the Millennium Hilton Hotel, Ryu said, \u201cNorth Korea has announced plans for a long-range rocket launch, which has raised serious concerns in both South Korea, the international community and for ordinary people.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added, \u201cI am saddened by North Korea\u2019s senseless attitude, turning its face away from the reality of people who cross borders and become refugees due to hunger and political oppression while spending enormous amounts of money on launching long-range rockets.\u201d<\/p>\n
Therefore, \u201cNorth Korea must stop immediately these provocative acts. While further enhancing its security posture, the South Korean government will work closely with the international community to firmly deal with North Korea\u2019s rocket launch.\u201d <\/p>\n
However, he went on, \u201cWhile North Korea\u2019s behavior is very disappointing, we will keep communication channels open.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNorth Korea should not continue making the \u2018bad decision\u2019 to maintain a closed system through threats, accusations, nuclear developments and military provocations,\u201d he implored. \u201cThey must make the \u2018good decision\u2019 of opening with the support of the international community, cooperating with South Korea and the international community to improve livelihoods and recovering their shattered economy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey need to appreciate the point that South Korea is the only country that can give the help needed to revive the North Korean economy,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
South Korean Minister of Unification Ryu Woo Ik has sought to reaffirm the seriousness of the security threat presented by North Korea\u2019s planned April long-range rocket launch, while also making it clear that lines of communication shall remain open. Speaking to the \u20182012 Global Forum on North Korea Economy\u2019 being held at the Millennium Hilton […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":169,"featured_media":18958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wikipediapreview_detectlinks":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n