Just what do you do with North Korea?
North Korea has been back in the papers this week, escalating the tension between themselves and South Korea by accusing the South of pushing the two countries to the brink of war and by cutting all agreements with the South.
South Korean Prime Minister, Han Seung-soo, has responded from the World Economic Forum in Davos appealing for dialogue. Meanwhile, the US replied by saying that North Korea dropping its accords with South Korea is “distinctly not helpful“.
Some commentators on discussion board are joking that North Korea should come out once and for all, and tell the world that Kim Jong-Il is dead and stop the charades. Others believe its all realpolitik to deal with a new US administration and a less accommodating South Korean administration than the previous two.
Whatever the story perhaps it is high time, tough decisions are made and strategic planning and preparations are carried out amongst the five key nations of South Korea, China, Japan, the US and Russia on how to cease this nonsense and bring about peace to the citizens of North Korea once and for all.
