South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said Wednesday that the upcoming inter-Korean summit will enhance the success of six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.
"The six-party talks and inter-Korean dialogue will create synergies for peaceful co-existence of the two Koreas. The successful progress of the six-party talks would lead to the formation of a Korean Peninsula peace regime," Roh said at his Liberation Day speech.
Aug. 15 is South Korea's national holiday that commemorates the peninsula's independence from Japan's colonial rule in 1945.
"The Korean Peninsula would emerge as the economic hub of Northeast Asia if the armistice is converted into a permanent peace treaty and inter-Korean economic cooperation is further strengthened," Roh said.
Roh said he will try to attain gradual and practical progress in inter-Korean relations during his summit with Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Pyongyang on Aug. 28-30.
"I won't be overzealous at the upcoming summit. I'll take a step-by-step approach and seek to produce practical progress. Above all, mutual understanding, confidence building and a compromising attitude are important. I'll engage in dialogue for the future, not in argument," Roh aid.
Roh also said he will discuss the formation of a unified economic zone with Kim in Pyongyang.
Source: Xinhua
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