irishspirit
27th December 2010, 15:48
The government is to start fully fledged preparations for reunification with North Korea next year, in a signal shift from the traditional emphasis on stability and cross-border exchanges to a more aggressive vision for the future.
A senior official on Sunday said the Unification Ministry will brief President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday on its objectives for next year, which will be focused on preparations for reunification.
Following North Korea's artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island, Lee has made a series of comments hinting at signs that North Korean regime is cracking. At a meeting with Korean residents in Malaysia on Dec. 9, Lee said, "I feel reunification is now not far off" and called it an "important change that nobody can stop." And in a speech at a government meeting on Dec. 3 he said, "No power in history has been able to resist the changes sought by the public."
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/12/27/2010122701106.html
A senior official on Sunday said the Unification Ministry will brief President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday on its objectives for next year, which will be focused on preparations for reunification.
Following North Korea's artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island, Lee has made a series of comments hinting at signs that North Korean regime is cracking. At a meeting with Korean residents in Malaysia on Dec. 9, Lee said, "I feel reunification is now not far off" and called it an "important change that nobody can stop." And in a speech at a government meeting on Dec. 3 he said, "No power in history has been able to resist the changes sought by the public."
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/12/27/2010122701106.html