South Korea shifting to ‘peace first’ North Korea policy, retains denuclearisation goal

Lee’s North Korea policy ‘reset’ waits on a Pyongyang that sees no need

For years, South Korea’s policy on North Korea has been built on a goal that Pyongyang now refuses to even discuss. Now, the Lee Jae Myung administration is taking a new approach and changing the order of its operations.  South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Thursday that the administration has “reset the goals of […]

South Korea Puts Peace Before Denuclearization in Major Shift Toward North Korea

On the eve of the announcement, official sources in South Korea declared a major shift in the country's approach toward its northern neighbor. Whereas Seoul had previously maintained that North Korea's unconditional denuclearization should come first, the new priority is reaching a peace agreement, with denuclearization to follow afterward. At a time of growing global confrontation, such statements sound both unexpected and encouraging. Unexpect…

South Korea abandons hardline stance on North’s nuclear weapons programme

Seoul is moving away from demanding Pyongyang fully give up nuclear weapons before any settlement

South Korea Shifts to ‘Peace First’ North Korea Policy

South Korea is shifting its policy toward North Korea by prioritizing peace and dialogue over immediate denuclearization, while maintaining its long-term objective of achieving a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said on Thursday. The policy marks a departure from Seoul’s previous “denuclearisation first” approach, which Chung said had failed to bring North Korea […] The post South Korea Shifts to ‘Peace First’…