THE KOREAN PEACE PROCESS: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE REGIME BUILDING AFTER THE SUMMIT
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The Korean summit was, indeed, historic, the first-ever meeting in 55 years since the division of the Korean peninsula. It produced an inter-Korean joint declaration of June 15, 2000. This landmark declaration provides a framework for institutionalizing a peaceful coexistence between the two Koreas. Chairman Kim Jong-il’s decision to accept the summit meeting symbolizes his strategic policy change toward the South. The Korean peace process continues to build mutual trust and understanding on which a peace regime on the Korean peninsula will be established. This article has three specific goals: (1) to reevaluate President Kim’s policy of engagement which contributed to the historic summit meeting; (2) to examine the significance of the joint declaration and the new Korean peace process after the summit; and (3) to analyze key issues between the two Koreas in the peace process. The author has proposed that the two-track approach, encompassing an inter-Korean track and an international track, to peace regime building is the best one. He maintains that the two Koreas need to work together to find alternatives a North Korea-U.S. peace treaty in order to establish a durable peace system on the Korean peninsula.
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The Korean summit was, indeed, historic, the first-ever meeting in 55 years since the division of the Korean peninsula. It produced an inter-Korean joint declaration of June 15, 2000. This landmark declaration provides a framework for institutionalizing a peaceful coexistence between the two Koreas. Chairman Kim Jong-il’s decision to accept the summit meeting symbolizes his strategic policy change toward the South. The Korean peace process continues to build mutual trust and understanding on which a peace regime on the Korean peninsula will be established. This article has three specific goals: (1) to reevaluate President Kim’s policy of engagement which contributed to the historic summit meeting; (2) to examine the significance of the joint declaration and the new Korean peace process after the summit; and (3) to analyze key issues between the two Koreas in the peace process. The author has proposed that the two-track approach, encompassing an inter-Korean track and an international track, to peace regime building is the best one. He maintains that the two Koreas need to work together to find alternatives a North Korea-U.S. peace treaty in order to establish a durable peace system on the Korean peninsula.