I think Un coming to South Korea in a very real way is significant and should not be toyed with. His wife was seen for the first time in years. This is a huge movement in diplomatic relations between the two countries. The people of South Korea wanted this. China wants this. I think the way forward is still unclear, but, with openness to movement forward alone is a monumental shift in tensions.
North Korean people need help to develop an economy that carries their children into a new and better world. It has been well over fifty years. When was the agreement 1954?
July 7, 1953 was the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement. It is time to move forward with peace. There is no doubt in my mind it is time to move forward. I think there are magnificent diplomats in Europe and Asia and can move this forward in a way that will first benefit the people on the peninsula and save lives in North Korea by providing humanitarian relief.
I think protecting life and saving lives is paramount to the opening salvoes with both North and South Korea. There are families that want to be reunited and that is a nice focus, but, the well being of the North Korean people need to be a focus. When the humanitarian mission is addressed, the ability to move forward should be easier.
I think the USA is a problem for North Korea. That may be a laughable statement, but, no one wants to escalate tensions so much as resolve them. How do diplomats function to bring these peoples together in peace if there is chronic tensions unresolved? I think North Korea's nuclear development is directly related to the USA. If the USA can't be instrumental in diplomacy to place the people first, then the USA is useless.
Let's get something straight here. The UN seals came off the nuclear reactors in North Korea AFTER, immediately after the "Axis of Evil" speech by "W." No diplomatic effort needs the USA causing more problems. The people of North and South Korea have needs only their leaders can solve.
I congratulate President Moon Jae in accepting this incredible movement in relations with their northern neighbor. He has my sincerest wishes for success. Maybe Dennis Rodman was more of a friend to Un then we realize. Get this going. Please. I look forward to the humanitarian mission that will help the Korean people immediately while their leaders set an agenda going forward.
February 12, 2018By Kim Jaewon
Seoul -- President Moon Jae (click here) in is facing a dilemma over whether to accept North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's invitation to Pyongyang because he needs the blessing of the U.S. that wants to apply "maximum pressure" on the isolated state.
Kim's younger sister Yo Jong officially invited Moon to Pyongyang to meet her brother in the near future, during their lunch meeting at the Blue House on Saturday. Kim Yo Jong had visited South Korea over the weekend as part of the country's high-ranking delegation to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games.
Moon tried to keep both sides happy by hedging his position with this reply: "Let us create the right environment for that [the visit] to happen," said Moon. It is understood that he was referring to the improvement in the relationship between the U.S. and North Korea....
