Park Geun-hye (Photo : REUTERS/WOOHAE CHO)
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday she is willing to meet with North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un, Tass reported.
This meeting is supposedly an event where the two unparalleled leaders will discuss the Pyongyang divide. North Korea has been reported to have shown interest in claiming the land. However, President Park Geun-hye emphasized that, if ever the meet would happen, she is not seeking domination; she is paving a way for peace.
The president added that if North Korea intends to make Pyongyang nuclear-free, they should be more frank and open about their intentions.
In this possible summit between two countries, the South Korean president is not offering any preconditions.
In the televised announcement, Park Geun-hye said Kim should stop their nuclear plans if they intends to have a unified nation. She also asked Kim to pursue giving permission to families who were separated after their nation was divided for more than 60 years now.
The North Korea is somehow responding to Park Geun-hye's calls. In October, three members of Kim's inner circle were sent to South Korea to discuss the unification process. This is the first talk between the two nations' military generals since 2007, according to Bloomberg.
Park Geun-hye is expanding her peace intentions to neighboring nation, Japan. She said the summit is also open for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to join in. However, Park Geun-hye has refused to meet with Abe separately until Japan apologizes for its alleged crimes during the World War II.
She strongly addressed the importance of the apology to "comfort women" who were used by the Japanese military soldiers for sexual exploitation.
"Because the victims are so old, this issue may become forever unresolved if no solution is provided soon. That would make it a heavy historical burden not only for the Korea-Japan relations but also for Japan," said Park Geun-hye.
