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No reason not to hold summit with DPRK: S.Korean president

Xinhua, November 13, 2015 Adjust font size:

South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Friday that there is no reason not to hold a summit meeting with Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

"If the irrigation gate to North Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear issue resolution is opened and the improvement for South-North relations makes progress, there is no reason not to hold summit," Park said in a joint written interview with eight member news agencies of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) that was unveiled by her office.

Park said she had reiterated her position that any form of inter-Korean talks is possible if the dialogue helps open a way to peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula.

The South Korean president, however, noted a precondition for her summit with the DPRK leader, saying that the DPRK should come to a forward-looking, sincere dialogue table and show its sincerity and practice will.

Her comments indicated the need for building trust between the two Koreas by fulfilling the agreements reached on Aug. 25 after marathon talks between top-level military advisors.

Tensions soared on the peninsula in August after landmine blasts in border areas and a rare exchange of artillery fire across the border, pushing the two Koreas to the brink of armed conflict.

The marathon dialogue defused the tensions, reaching a six-point agreement that included the reunion of families, separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, and inter-governmental talks in Seoul or Pyongyang at an earliest possible date.

Park said that Seoul has put top priority on people's safety based on firm security posture and has made efforts to build foundations for reunification and well-established peace on the peninsula through inter-Korean dialogues, exchange and cooperation.

"The government plans to develop South-North relations in a stable manner by fulfilling the Aug. 25 agreements without setbacks," said Park. Enditem