Original title: South Korean Foreign Ministry: if North Korea returns to dialogue, sanctions against North Korea can be relaxed, and South Korea and the United States are in step with North Korea
On October 5, South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Cui Yongshan said that the remarks made by the country's foreign minister Zheng Yirong on relaxing sanctions against the DPRK re emphasized that if the DPRK returns to dialogue, the international community can actively discuss relaxing sanctions against the DPRK.
According to Yonhap's report on October 5, Cui Yongshan said that with the continuous improvement of North Korea's nuclear missile capability, it is particularly important to restart dialogue with North Korea as soon as possible, strive for denuclearization negotiations and make progress. To this end, it is necessary for the international community to give more flexibility and actively discuss a plan to urge the DPRK to return to the negotiating table.
Zheng Yirong said on October 1 that it is time to consider relaxing sanctions against the DPRK. Subsequently, a relevant person from the US State Department told the US media that the international community unanimously stressed the importance of implementing sanctions against the DPRK. Yonhap said that the remarks of relevant people from the US State Department raised questions about the differences between South Korea and the United States on relevant issues.
Asked whether the US side's above position politely rejected Zheng Yirong's idea, Cui Yongshan said that South Korea and the United States are completely consistent in their policies towards the DPRK. The two sides have always maintained close communication and coordination in the process of Biden government's policy towards the DPRK, and are negotiating on various matters related to the DPRK.
North Korea decided to restart all communication lines between the two Koreas from 9 a.m. on the 4th, Xinhua reported. Analysts believe that this is an important step in improving relations between the two countries and will have a positive impact on the situation on the Korean Peninsula, but there is still great uncertainty about whether the situation on the peninsula can continue to ease.
The Xinhua News Agency pointed out that under the influence of international sanctions, the border blockade caused by the new crown outbreak and the natural disasters of successive two years, Korean economic development and food production are facing difficulties, and the desire to lift international sanctions as soon as possible is particularly urgent. North Korea hopes that South Korea can play an active role in humanitarian assistance, epidemic prevention and control, lifting international sanctions against North Korea and so on. Wen moon Jae in South Korea actively released the signal to improve relations with DPRK, so as to win the DPRK's response, thereby achieving results in the last period of the term and leaving behind the political legacy.