지속가능한 남북관계 발전조건: ‘4·27 판문점 선언’을 중심으로

Abstract

The April 27 joint declaration by the two leaders, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, is expected to not only be the cornerstone of setting agendas including denuclearization and permanent peaceful coexistence but also be a road map for overall and ground-breaking development of the two Koreas. This is an opportunity to make a virtuous cycle (first step, denuclearization, second, stabilization, and third, development of relationship between the two). In this paper, multilateral and bilateral conditions for sustainable relations would be suggested, based on the recent April 27 Panmunjum declaration and the past experiences. Considering implementation is more important than the agreement itself, the paper would suggest some noticeable policy implications. It also implied multilateral conditions including progress for denuclearization, security for peaceful coexistence, establishment of multilateral security and economic cooperation, and bilateral conditions such as guarantee of peaceful coexistence, cultural settlement of mutual respect, consistency of cultural exchange, and military security assurance for exchange and cooperation. In addition to conceptual and theological consideration of the relationship, importance of principles of the two parties are highlighted as precondition for discussion. The paper is to contribute to deeper understanding of the Korean Peninsula policy of the present South Korean government and forecast of South-North relation after the April 27 Panmunjum declaration.