Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho (Newsis)
Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho stated Sunday that any talks between North Korea and america might be troublesome with out South Korea’s involvement.
Kim made the comment throughout an interview with broadcaster KBS, acknowledging there are issues South Korea might be ignored within the occasion North Korea and the US pursue a resumption of dialogue.
“Will probably be troublesome for North Korea to go to Washington with out going via Seoul,” the minister stated. “That is how firmly we’re making the cooperation regime between South Korea and the US.”
Kim additionally known as for establishing upfront detailed pointers on the North Korean nuclear problem with the incoming US administration.
He stated South Korea is unchanged in its place that North Korea have to be fully denuclearized and any dialogue between the US and North Korea have to be intently coordinated upfront between Seoul and Washington.
“Even when President-elect Trump locations significance on private diplomacy throughout his second time period, he will not have the ability to not contemplate the positions of pleasant nations,” Kim stated.
“In an effort to pursue US-North Korea talks at a time when North Korea has despatched troops to the conflict in opposition to Ukraine, he must take into consideration the positions of NATO or the Republic of Korea,” he added, referring to South Korea by its formal identify. (Yonhap)
