We should have patience on denuclearisation: South Korean ambassador Bongkil
Kim jon-un-Moon jae-in
US president Trump had conceded lack of action on denuclearisation by North Korea
Ahead of the second inter-Korean summit next week, South Korean ambassador to India Shin Bongkil has said theworld should have patience when it comes to the North Korean denuclearisation issue.
Speaking exclusively to WION, South Korean ambassador said, "Solving this issue in a period of time may not be unrealistic. We should have patience. There will be up and down but we won't give up the determination."
Accepting that North Korean and US nuclear negotiation "faces some dilemma and certain impasse" he said his "President's visit to North Korea will help facilitate US-North Korea negotiation and also reconciliation between North and South and ease any tension."
The visit by South Korean president Moon Jae-in for the summit was decided during the firstinter-Korean summit earlier this year. The secondinter-Korean summit will take place from 18th to 20th September.
Bongkil added, "Nuclear negotiation is very difficult and complex issue" and if "we can't resolve the issue there will be serious consequence."
Recently, US president Trump had conceded lack of action on denuclearisation by North Korea and had cancelled avisit by US secretary of state Mike Pompeo's to the country. Tweeting about the cancellation of visit the US president had said, “I feel we are not making sufficient progress with respect to the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.”
As part of the Panmunjeom Declaration, both North and South Korea will open a liaison office in Pyongyang on Friday which is expected to providestable communication between the two.
The ambassador also said that the Indian side has shown a close interest in the development of the region. He said, "We talk with them (India) and the Indian side sees development in Korean Peninsula with apositive attitude."
He, however,refrained from commenting on North Korea and Pakistan link, the South Korean ambassador said, "Nuclear issue is sensitive to every country. India has the experience to negotiate with other countries and naturally, India will have close interest in the development of the Korean peninsula."
India has been talking about raising the North Korea-Pakistan nuclear link many times. The ministry of external affairs in its statement after US president Trump and North Korean leader Kim's summit had said, "We also hope that the resolution of the Korean Peninsula issue will take into account and address our concerns about proliferation linkages extending to India’s neighbourhood.”