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S. Korea sez Norks negating summit deals
| Perhaps it's because they're bunch of lying Commie thug-weasels? |
SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea accused North Korea on Sunday of negating the June 15 inter-Korean summit agreement, as the two Koreas marked the ninth anniversary of the historic event amid chilled ties.
"North Korea is not abiding by the agreement in the June 15 Joint Declaration," the unification ministry said in a statement, adding the North's leader has yet to keep his promise to make a reciprocal trip to South Korea. "North Korea has also rejected dialogue with South Korea and suspended the reunion of separated families and scaled down inter-Korean exchanges and cooperation," the ministry said.
In 2000, then South Korean President Kim Dae-jung held a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang. They produced a joint declaration that paved the way for the two Koreas to ease military tensions and begin economic cooperation.
| In return for lots and lots of blood money to the North ... |
The Kaesong joint industrial complex, located just north of the inter-Korean border, was one of the summit's most fruitful results, although its future is now uncertain amid fraying relations. North Korea has demanded higher wages for some 40,000 workers at the complex and demanded drastic hikes in land fees. Kim's successor, the late Roh Moo-hyun, also held a summit with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang in 2007, in which they agreed to boost joint economic projects.
| In return for more and more blood money ... |
The ministry's statement was a counterpunch to the North's claim that inter-Korean relations have been strained due to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's "hostile policy" towards Pyongyang.
The conservative president has said he wants to implement the summit deals on a selective basis in accordance with progress in denuclearizing the North. North Korea and progressive activists in the South argue Lee is ignoring the accomplishments by his liberal predecessors for political reasons.
| For example, he no longer pays blood money to the Norks ... |
Also Sunday, a group of progressive civic activists here organized a ceremony to mark the inter-Korean summit deal on June 15 in 2000. More than 1,500 people attended, including leaders of major opposition parties.
Posted by: Steve White 2009-06-15 |
