South Korea warns against "Confrontation" With its northern neighbor… Will war break out?
Warn North Korea Without preconditions, unlike his hardline conservative predecessor, Pyongyang has not yet responded to Lee’s overtures.
Li told reporters on a flight to Turkey from South Africa, where he attended the G20 summit, that "Relationships between The two Koreashave unfortunately become very hostile and confrontational"
An unexpected confrontation
The South Korean President added that "Even the most basic levels of trust are lacking. Very tough statements are being made by North Korea, which is also making very tough moves"He pointed out that his country’s neighbor had recently erected three layers of barbed wire barriers at the border.
He told me "We have now reached a situation where we do not know when a knee-jerk confrontation might occur".
He continued "All lines of communication were cut off. They reject all forms of dialogue and communication. It is a very dangerous country"
But Lee indicated that Seoul will continue to seek contacts with Pyongyang, stressing that it "Always open minded" On the matter.
He reported "Why do we communicate and talk with every country except North Korea? Let’s communicate. We support the normalization of relations".
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