Denuclearisation must be dealt with patiently: S Korean envoy

Ahead of the second Inter-Korean Summit next week, South Korean ambassador to India Shin Bong-Kil said the world should have patience when it come to North Korea’s denuclearisation. 

In an exclusive interview to WION, he said, “Solving this issue in a short peroid of time may be unrealistic. We should have patience. There will be ups and downs, but we won’t give up the determination.”

Accepting that North Korean and US nuclear negotiation “faces some dilemma and certain impasse”, he said his “President’s visit to North Korea will help facilitate US-North Korea negotiations and reconciliation between North and South Korea.”

South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s visit to the summit was decided during the first Inter-Korean Summit held earlier this year. The second one will be held between September 18-20. 

Bongkil added: “Nuclear negotiation is a very difficult and complex issue” and if “we cant resolve the issue there will be serious consequences”.

Recently, US President Donald Trump had conceded lack of action on denuclearisation by North Korea and cancelled US Secretary Mike Pompeo’s visit to the country.