In the midst of mounting military tensions between the two Koreas, North Korea has further raised its level of criticism of the new South Korean Minister of Unification Hyun In Taek. <\/p>\n
North Korea, whenever new Ministers of Unification take up their post, adopts a harshly critical attitude so as to \u201ctame\u201d the new Minister. This time, less than a month after Hyun\u2019s unofficial designation a total of close to 30 incidents of criticism have been observed.<\/p>\n
According to \u201cUriminzokkiri,\u201d an online portal on North Korea, the Tongil Shinbo called Minister Hyun\u2019s inaugural address an \u201canti-unification sophistry,” further claiming, \u201cinter-Korea relations cannot be resolved as long as Hyun, who has a conservative right-wing plan for unification, is in power,” in its most recent edition.<\/p>\n
Hyun proposed as the relevant principles for South Korea\u2019s unification policy during his inaugural address on the 12th: \u25b2North Korean denuclearization and humanitarian aid \u25b2North-South unconditional dialogue, and \u25b2 pursuit of the establishment of international support to resolve inter-Korean problems. <\/p>\n
Tongil Shinbo launched an offensive in an article titled \u201cThe sophistry of a person soaked in a confrontational mentality,\u201d saying, \u201cHe [Hyun] is a figure who is completely disinterested in the unification of the fatherland and the North-South relations\u2019 issue. He is an anti-unification proponent who resolutely believes in confrontation within one family.\u201d <\/p>\n
It continued its offensive, saying, \u201cNeglecting the clear reality of deepening military tensions on the Chosun (Korea) peninsula and the near complete breakdown of inter-Korean relations, engaging in sophistry such as the \u2018coexistence of North and South\u2019 and a \u2018mutual prosperity policy\u2019 for peace between the two Koreas is an inexcusable blasphemy against the brethren who want unification.\u201d <\/p>\n
In particular, regarding Hyun\u2019s statement at a press conference immediately after his inauguration, which noted, \u201c\u2019Vision 3000: Denuclearization and Openness\u2019\u201d can be included in a policy of coexistence and mutual prosperity,\u201d the Tongil Shinbo maintained, \u201cThat is a plain expression of an anti-Republic (North Korea) undertaking.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the midst of mounting military tensions between the two Koreas, North Korea has further raised its level of criticism of the new South Korean Minister of Unification Hyun In Taek. North Korea, whenever new Ministers of Unification take up their post, adopts a harshly critical attitude so as to \u201ctame\u201d the new Minister. This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":154,"featured_media":8449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[645],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy"],"yoast_head":"\n