Beyond the Political Controversy over The North-South Summit Talk
by Bohyuk Suh



-The Significance and the Agenda of Summit Talk
-Whirlpool of Political Disputes
-Rising Expectation of the 2nd Summit Talk



Regardless of the disputes between the government and the 1st opposition party, however, most of Korean people expect the 2nd Summit Talk to promote the North-South reconciliation and cooperation, and facilitate peace settlement in the Korean Peninsula. First of all, the two top leaders need to declare to the world their willingness to participate proactively in international collaboration for the peace building in the peninsula through denuclearization. Simultaneously, they are urged to broaden economic cooperation of the North and South on a full scale that has been processed restrictively. When the two leaders announce that peace and economy complement each other, that would contribute to the dismantlement of Cold War in the peninsula and the establishment of North-east Asia community. The Summit Talk also should reach an principal agreement on resolving such humanitarian issues as kidnappings to the North, prisoners of war, separated families both since and during the Korean War. Ahead the those historic missions, if South Korean politicians misuse the 2nd Summit Talk politically, they will be blamed by the international community as well as Korean people for the their negligence of historic opportunity....  



to read the full text... click Here