Sunday, February 5, 2012

N. Korea Opens Door to Talks with S. Korea

North Korea has said it is open to immediate talks with South Korea in an effort to improve its relations with the international community. A US diplomat has stated that America is ready to negotiate the nuclear standoff with North Korea if the country will improve it relations with South Korea. However, North Korea has several preconditions. North Korea has a long list of "wrongs" committed by South Korea that they have demanded an apology for. Also, North Korea is also demanding that South Korea discontinue its military drills, stating "It does not make sense to sit face to face with (an) enemy carrying a dagger by the belt and talk about peace." South Korea is very willing to work with North Korea, but without all of the preconditions. South Korea is not taking North Korea very seriously with all of the preconditions and demands. Knowing this, North Korea is attempting to make South Korea look like the uncooperative country, saying that they are being the difficult ones. However, the international community definitely knows better.

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