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SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Inter-Korean relations that have cooled in recent months will improve and become more concrete in the near future, South Korea's vice unification minister said Tuesday.
"The current impasses should be viewed as a process that will eventually help push South-North relations to the next level," Hong Yang-ho said at a meeting of educational groups in Seoul.
The policymaker then said that once a new chapter is opened in cross-border relations, ties should improve more rapidly and become more solid than in the past.
"The current administration will not be swayed by transient difficulties, but will remain focused on long-term goals that can help establish peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula," he said.
Hong then said that while critics claim that inter-Korean relations have suffered since President Lee Myung-bak took power, Seoul has consistently requested talks despite unwarranted attacks by the North.
He ...
Source: HighBeam Research, TIES WITH N. KOREA WILL IMPROVE AFTER COOL SPELL: S. KOREA.