Seoul wants Trump-Kim talks to pave way for 4-party peace process
South Korea wants a potential resumption of U.S.-North Korea dialogue to serve as a gateway to broader four-party talks on establishing a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula, stressing that Seoul must have a seat at the table as a direct stakeholder. Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said renewed talks between Pyongyang and Washington would mark a fundamental shift in the long-running…
The South Korean government is eager for a potential revival of U.S.-North Korea negotiations to act as a precursor to a more extensive four-party dialogue aimed at establishing a lasting peace regime on the Korean Peninsula. Unification Minister Chung Dong-young emphasized that Seoul must be included as a direct stakeholder in any such negotiations.
He stated that renewed talks between Pyongyang and Washington would signify a significant shift in the longstanding impasse on the Korean Peninsula. "While it is too early to draw conclusions, this is more than a passing spark. I feel the tectonic plates of Northeast Asia are beginning to shift," Chung said on Friday. A senior official from the unification ministry added that the renewed dialogue between Washington and Pyongyang should not culminate with bilateral talks alone.
Instead, it should ultimately involve South Korea and China in discussions to replace the decades-old armistice system with a permanent peace framework. "North Korea-U.S. talks should not end just as talks. They must become an opportunity to open the way toward a transition to a peace regime," the official told reporters on Friday.
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