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“We will do everything we can to ensure that the valuable achievements we have made with the Trump administration so far can lead to the next administration and develop further.”
President Moon Jae-in made the statement on the 9th, referring to the election of the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of the United States, Joe Biden. In the first message of encouragement from the elected Biden, the principle of continuing the peace process on the Korean peninsula was clarified.
Still, President Moon did not comment directly on the declaration of the end of the war, which he has been emphasizing since his speech at the UN General Assembly in September. Considering the reality ‘that the concept of the First End of War Declaration may conflict with the Biden government’s policy stance towards North Korea, which calls for actual denuclearization action by North Korea, he showed a more cautious attitude than before.
● A text that emphasizes the “peace process” three times instead of the end of the declaration of war.
President Moon said at a meeting of the head of the Blue House and his aides on the same day: “As an incomparable friend and strong ally, our government will absolutely respect and support the decisions of the American people.” I will communicate in many ways. “President Moon, who sent a congratulatory message on Twitter the day before, officially called Biden-elect as ‘President-elect.’ President Moon said on this day:” We will make sure there are no gaps in strengthening the alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States and progress in the peace process on the Korean peninsula “, but did not mention the declaration of the end of the war, which had been emphasized several times, nor the relationship of trust with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Instead, he emphasized the peace process on the Korean peninsula three times, saying: “Our government is firmly determined to advance the peace process on the Korean peninsula without shaking It is interpreted to coincide with the frequency with Biden-elect, emphasizing that the declaration of the end of the war with the Trump administration was part of the establishment of a peace regime agreed upon during the Kim administrations. Dae-jung and Bill Clinton. At the same time, President Moon said, “The United States Democratic Party government has the experience of cooperating and cooperating closely with the Korean Democratic Party in the peace process” and then “I hope the environment is created to seek new opportunities and solutions in inter-Korean relations. There it is. ” This appears to have taken into account the observation that the government-sponsored “End of War Declaration” initiative may conflict with the Biden government’s policy toward North Korea. During the elections, President-elect Biden said, “I will meet with Kim Jong-un only if I agree to reduce the amount of nuclear arsenals,” and demanded significant denuclearization measures by North Korea as a prerequisite for the Korean summit. North and United States. It is far from President Moon’s idea of resuming the denuclearization dialogue with the declaration of the end of the war. In this regard, a key diplomatic and security line official said: “If the Biden government is launched, top-down negotiations will be difficult.” “We will focus on managing the situation so that the dialogue between North Korea and the United States resumes and there is no risk of war on the Korean peninsula. It will stay.”
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, who visited the United States, also showed a cautious attitude when asked about the possibility of discussing the end of the war, saying: “The situation seems to be too early for a specific topic.”
● Even after listening to Biden, he seems to emphasize the ‘inter-Korean party theory’
However, the Blue House plans to continue the existing concept of pursuing the end of the war through summit meetings between the two Koreas or the two Koreas.
The administration hopes the newly launched Biden administration does not return to the Obama days, completely wiping away the legacy of the Trump administration’s North Korean-American dialogue. In fact, Minister Kang Kyung-wha said: “Listening to the public speech of the Biden people, it does not seem that we return to the strategic patience of that time (Obama).” “The last three years (the Trump administration) have made a number of breakthroughs and achievements. We have to do it on the foundation.
President Moon said, “I hope that North and South Korea will play a more important role as part of the Korean peninsula, along with strong cooperation between the United States and South Korea.” He emphasized the idea of the so-called virtuous cycle that the dialogue between North Korea and the United States can be carried out through inter-Korean relations. Unification Minister Lee In-young met with reporters that day and told Biden-elect, “I hope to become a sage of peace and be a good friend to our Korean people.” It is interpreted as a reflection of this current that said: “If we show the will of the enemy, we can recreate the results of expanding the space for peace and cooperation between the two Koreas.”
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