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Unification Minister Lee Jong-seok continued his tougher rhetorical line on North Korea on Wednesday, saying the Stalinist country ˇ°has a serious problem with its decisionsˇ± as illustrated by its boycott of six-nation talks on its nuclear program. ˇ°The North should think hard whether it is making wise decisions," Lee said.
He made the remarks in a lecture at the Korean Council for Unification Education. "If North Korea takes part in the six-party talks and shows a proactive attitude, it would give many countries a chance to urge the U.S. to do the North a favor because the North is making such efforts to improve the situation,ˇ± he said.
But the minister warned if Pyongyang continues its current strategy, ˇ°it creates a situation where only the U.S. has all the answers and those within the U.S. who favor dialogue with the North lose ground."
He said while there were many different ideas on the North Korean nuclear issue in Washington, he did not believe its North Korea strategy has turned to regime change.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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