North Korea to Send Troops to Disarmed Areas Near Border: Analysis
- 4 years ago
도발 수위 높이는 북한... 청와대, "무례하고 몰상식" 이례적 강력 대응: 남북관계 기로
Inter-Korean ties at the crossroads. Is this the end of it?
Let's get some analysis. Joining us live is Andrei Lankov, Professor at Koomin University and a North Korea expert trained at Kim Il-sung University in Pyeongyang.
Professor Lankov, thanks for linking up with us.
North Korea unleashed a fresh stream of threats and insults today... pledging to dismantle the last remnants of President Moon Jae-in's legacy of rapprochement and move troops into disarmed border areas. First of all, if the North were to go ahead with that, it would effectively mean the end of the Moon administration's 2018 reconciliation efforts, would it not?
We also learned that President Moon had offered to send his national security adviser Chung Eui-yong and national intel service chief Suh Hoon to Pyeongyang as special envoys. Kim Yo-jong "flatly rejected calling it a tactless and sinister proposal." Is dialogue off the table?
The initial U.S. response was muted, with a senior administration official saying the American government was aware of the North Korean move and that the U.S. was in close coordination with its South Korean allies. How far will the North go if it doesn't draw a satisfactory response from the U.S.?
Andrei Lankov, Professor at Kookmin University and a North Korea expert... many thanks for speaking with us this evening. We appreciate it.
Inter-Korean ties at the crossroads. Is this the end of it?
Let's get some analysis. Joining us live is Andrei Lankov, Professor at Koomin University and a North Korea expert trained at Kim Il-sung University in Pyeongyang.
Professor Lankov, thanks for linking up with us.
North Korea unleashed a fresh stream of threats and insults today... pledging to dismantle the last remnants of President Moon Jae-in's legacy of rapprochement and move troops into disarmed border areas. First of all, if the North were to go ahead with that, it would effectively mean the end of the Moon administration's 2018 reconciliation efforts, would it not?
We also learned that President Moon had offered to send his national security adviser Chung Eui-yong and national intel service chief Suh Hoon to Pyeongyang as special envoys. Kim Yo-jong "flatly rejected calling it a tactless and sinister proposal." Is dialogue off the table?
The initial U.S. response was muted, with a senior administration official saying the American government was aware of the North Korean move and that the U.S. was in close coordination with its South Korean allies. How far will the North go if it doesn't draw a satisfactory response from the U.S.?
Andrei Lankov, Professor at Kookmin University and a North Korea expert... many thanks for speaking with us this evening. We appreciate it.