After the statements of the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-UN Kim-Jeong, who accused the government of the South in violation of the agreements of the summit, 2018 in Pyongyang, the authorities of the Republic of Korea has taken a number of steps to eliminate the reason for the North Korean irritation. The government of the South has suddenly changed its position, stating that the activists launch leaflets into the DPRK really is likely to constitute a breach inter-Korean agreements.
Officials of the South has demonstrated remarkable ingenuity in finding legal grounds to prevent the launch of leaflets. Two governmental organizations that launched the flyers lost their legal status: they have cancelled the registration as legal entities. the direction of the leaflets, as it turned out, were interpreted as a violation of three laws: the law on inter-Korean exchanges about environmental protection and air safety.
the police prevented the attempts of re-runs, and activists given to understand that if they did not obey, the authorities will find other reasons to “spoil the mood”. Although activists, among which there are a significant number of defectors from North Korea, say they will continue the direction of the leaflets, but, obviously, to do this they became much more complicated. Especially against that actively support South Korean residents of border areas, fearing the aggravation of the situation on the border.
the zeal of the South Korean government not to spoil relations with the North has caused strong criticism from the opposition and a large part of society, where it is believed that it is not necessary to go on about the North. Independent experts also note that even if a violation of the laws took place, why the government of the South never paid attention to it before and “remembered” only after criticism from the DPRK.
However, such efforts, South Korean officials were not assessed in the North. First, the Minister of foreign Affairs of the DPRK Lee Seon Gwon expressed that, saying, “too late”. Then again, “on stage” was released, Kim Yu-Jeong, who now oversees relations with the South and as a whole almost became the second in influence in the power hierarchy of the DPRK figure, second only to his brother, Kim Jong Ynu. The girl who earlier just glowed with a smile when we met and talked with the President mun Jae-Otherwise, it now only says with steel in her voice. She promised Seoul that will soon be eliminated the inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong and the next step will follow by the military of the North.
In Seoul these threats accepted seriously. The weekend held an emergency meeting in the presidential administration, which results in the unification Ministry of the South said VANOS��ü compliance with all of the agreements and the Ministry of defence assured that closely monitor the DPRK and maintain combat readiness in case of possible provocations.
the Government of the South really worried. First, can one really expect from the North various provocations, including military nature. Secondly, it is now moon Jae-In and his entourage watch as turn into ashes all their efforts and achievements over the past two years, including several summits with Kim Jong-UN. Thirdly, Pyongyang already “bit between their teeth” and ignores all the conciliatory gestures of the government of the South, which renounces its own pride and clearly in favor of Pyongyang. As it became known, on June 14, the northerners refused to communicate with the southerners on the phone, cease all contact.
In the end, it became obvious that the whole story with the launch of the leaflets if you do not like the DPRK, it was just nothing more than a pretext for worsening relations with the South. Otherwise it would be possible “to change the temper justice with mercy”, just as Seoul really began to do everything the flyers stopped flying to North Korea.
it Seems that the DPRK is using the government’s interest in the moon Jae-in’s success at the inter-Korean direction, trying to increase the potential political damage for the President personally. Pyongyang, the reality requires the South not so much the termination direction of the leaflets, how much real assistance, which is impossible without conflict Seoul and Washington. Southerners are ready to provide symbolic support and carry out different kinds of PR events for “inter-Korean unity,” but which do not bring the North money. Everything else Seoul banned the United States.
In General, as far as can be judged, although the DPRK is to increase interest rates in relations with the Republic of Korea, but still leaves the government in the South a chance at the inter-Korean breakthrough, but provided a quarrel of Seoul USA. While all the hard statements do influential people of the DPRK, not Kim Jong-UN personally. The word of the leader of the “exchange and return” not subject, but because Pyongyang does not want to completely burn bridges.
in addition, among the experts there is an opinion that North Korea, if he wants to make military provocation, it does not warn about this, and if warned, then it means it is not going to actually use the military, and only wants to scare and push for greater concessions. It actually made Kim Jeong directly saying that the next step will be from the General staff of the armed forces of the DPRK.
it All certainly understand in the political leadership of South Korea. The problem, however, is that for the sake of “bridges with Pyongyang” South Korea is not going to blast “bridge to USA”.
moon Jae-Inu remains to empathize: Americans have long been dissatisfied with his activity on the development of relations with the North, but the northerners in recent years began to punish the President of South Korea. It turns out that with relations with the Americans spoiled, and North, nothing comes out good, but tried very hard.
