President Park expresses hope for unified, peaceful & prosperous Korea

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• published: 01 Mar 2016
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박 대통령, 3.1절 기념사에서 "대북 대화의 문은 열어둬.. 북, 선택해야" Today marks Korea′s ninety－seventh Independence Movement Day. In her speech at a commemorative ceremony， President Park Geun－hye invited North Korea back for talks despite the hostile inter－Korean climate. BUT Under one condition： that Pyongyang abandons its nuclear ambitions. Song Ji－sun shares with us the President′s message. President Park Geun－hye revived her vision for unification... in her Independence Movement Day address on Tuesday，... saying unifying the two Koreas is the way to continue the legacy of those who fought for independence 97 years ago. ″The reason we yearn for unification is that the vision of a world without nuclear weapons begins with the Korean peninsula， and so that the North Korean people can also be granted freedom， equal human rights and prosperity. The government will build a new Korean peninsula overflowing with peace， prosperity and freedom， and I believe that will be the full realization of March First Independence Movement Day.″ After taking a stern stance on North Korea following its fourth nuclear test... and long－range missile launch，... President Park left the door open for dialogue saying it′s up to Pyongyang now， but that its pursuit of nuclear weapons will only bring about an end to the regime. ″The South Korean government will not close the door to dialogue， but if North Korea refuses to change and does not show a will to denuclearize， Seoul and the international community will keep pressing Pyongyang. On the back of firm security readiness and international cooperation， we will make North Korea give up its nuclear ambitions. The ball is in North Korea′s court now.″ Referring to Seoul and Tokyo′s settlement of the wartime sexual slavery issue， reached at the end of last year， President Park said Tokyo must sincerely fulfill its pledges to open a new chapter of bilateral relations... and that Japan must acknowledge history and its past wrongdoing. ″Pointing to her initiatives for improving Korea′s economic fundamentals， President Park said she would move forward with her major reform drives... and emphasized that labor reform is the most important way to create more jobs for Korea′s young people. Song Ji－sun， Arirang News.″ Visit ‘Arirang News’ Official Pages Facebook(NEWS): http://www.facebook.com/newsarirang Homepage: http://www.arirang.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/arirangtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/arirangworld Instagram: http://instagram.com/arirangworld