Tuesday, January 1, 2013

In A New Year's Address, North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Calls For An End To Confrontation Between The Two Koreas



North Korean Leader, In Rare Address, Seeks End To Confrontation With South -- Reuters

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for an end to confrontation between the two Koreas, technically still at war in the absence of a peace treaty to end their 1950-53 conflict, in a surprise New Year speech broadcast on state media.

The address by Kim, who took over power in the reclusive state after his father, Kim Jong-il, died in 2011, appeared to take the place of the policy-setting New Year editorial published in leading state newspapers.

Impoverished North Korea raised tensions in the region by launching a long-range rocket in December that it said was aimed at putting a scientific satellite in orbit, drawing international condemnation.

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More News On North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un New Year's Address

North Korea's Kim Jong-un makes rare New Year speech -- BBC
NKorean leader Kim Jong Un calls for economic improvements, more weapons in New Year’s speech -- Washington Post/AP
N. Korea's Kim wants better living standards, arms -- USA Today
N.Korea leader vows 'radical' economic shift -- AFP
Kim Jong-un Delivers New Year's Message -- Arirang News

My Comment: The South Koreans are not convinced.

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