SEOUL, Oct 12 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea called on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), to return to the dialogue table, for substantive progress in the complete denuclearisation of and a permanent peace settlement on the Korean Peninsula.
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said, it took note of DPRK’s announcement, on anticipating the restoration of inter-Korean relations, as soon as appropriate conditions are created.
The ministry said, it anticipated Pyongyang’s response to South Korean President, Moon Jae-in’s call, during the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in Sept for an end-of-war declaration on the Korean Peninsula.
It added that South Korea will continue efforts for substantive progress, through stable management of the peninsula’s situations, and through dialogue and cooperation, under the basic stance of close cooperation with international community.
The ministry’s statement came, a day after DPRK staged a military parade in Pyongyang, to celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK).
Kim Jong Un, chairman of WPK, chairman of the State Affairs Commission and commander-in-chief of the armed forces of DPRK, attended the event, held at Kim Il Sung Square and delivered a speech.
Also on Sunday, South Korea’s National Security Council (NSC) standing committee, held an emergency meeting, to analyse Kim’s speech, and agreed to continue analysing the strategic meaning of the DPRK’s newly unveiled strategic weapons.
The NSC members stressed that, various inter-Korean agreements should be kept at any cost, to prevent armed clashes and war on the Korean Peninsula.– NNN-YONHAP
