Former President Moon Jae-in said the situation on the Korean Peninsula has extremely worsened over the past two years and urged the Yoon Seok-yeol government to quickly change its political position on inter-Korean relations and the Korean Peninsula.
In a congratulatory video speech posted yesterday on the 6th anniversary of the April 27 Panmunjom Declaration at the Library of the National Assembly, former President Moon said: “In this general election, the people have reached a consensus that we must overcome the three major crises of democracy, people’s livelihood and peace.” “In accordance with the will of the public in the general election, we must quickly change the direction of inter-Korean relations and policies on the Korean Peninsula from confrontation and conflict to peace and prosperity,” he said.
Former President Moon diagnosed the situation on the Korean Peninsula as “a truly serious crisis situation, with growing concerns that military conflict and war could break out at any time if this continues.”
He went on to underline that “sincere efforts to restore dialogue and peace have disappeared, while provoking and antagonizing each other has only increased the conflict,” and that “even the military agreement of September 19, which was the safety pin for peace in the Korean country”. Peninsula, it was cancelled.”
At the same time, he stressed, “we have difficulty obtaining the cooperation of the international community for peace on the Korean Peninsula due to partial ideological diplomacy,” and added: “At times like these, we must reflect on the meaning of the Panmunjeom Declaration and work together to return to the path of peace”.
Former President Moon also addressed North Korea, saying: “They recently redefined the inter-Korean relationship as a ‘hostile relationship between two countries’ and are even denying the concept of unification and nationhood. He added: “North Korea The North will no longer let him proceed along a path that goes against peace on the Korean Peninsula and joint prosperity between the two Koreas. “I hope not,” he said.
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