2018년 9월 평양공동선언 1주년을 맞았습니다.
한반도 평화 정착의 길, 촛불 혁명 수호의 길이 이렇게 험난하다는 것을 깨달은 지난 1년입니다.
행복, 불행, 그 모든 운명을 이제 8천만 한민족이 함께 하겠다는 다짐을 한 지난 1년 입니다.
"우리 민족은 우수합니다. 우리 민족은 강인합니다. 우리 민족은 평화를 사랑합니다. 그리고 우리 민족은 함께 살아야 합니다. 우리는 5천년을 함께 살고 70년을 헤어져 살았습니다. 나는 오늘 이 자리에서 지난 70년 적대를 완전히 청산하고 다시 하나가 되기 위한 평화의 큰 걸음을 내딛자고 제안합니다." 문재인 대통령 5.1경기장 연설
“After having lived together for 5000 years, our Korean nation had been separated for 70 years. Today at this place I propose to completely end 70 years of animosity and take a big step toward to once again become one and unify”. President Moon Jae-in, speech in front of 150,000 citizens of Pyongyang, September 19, 2018.
Dear esteemed friend--on one year anniversary of the historic Pyeongyang Joint Declaration of 2018.
This week, I’m bringing you the archived Korea Update 63, "Peace, A New Future" Pyeongyang Joint Declaration of 2018--a historic journey toward peace on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia!
I hope that the archived memory and these pieces bring some new passion and commitment to our marvelous journey!
Please help us as our road is indeed going to be a very long one.
Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey.
Without her you wouldn't have set out.
She has nothing left to give you now.
...
And if you find her poor, Ithaka won’t have fooled you.
Wise as you will have become, so full of experience,
you’ll have understood by then what these Ithakas mean.
This Week in New York!
9/23 Summit meeting between President Moon and Trump
9/24 President Moon's Keynote Speech, The United Nations
1. Moon to push 'interim deal' to Trump at the summit. Korea Times. #MoonMiracle
Moon and Trump will hold a summit Tuesday morning (KST) and the stalled nuclear disarmament talks between Washington and Pyongyang are expected to be near the top of their agenda.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/09/356_275888.html#.XYYMhcuAfVg.twitter
2. (LEAD) N.K. chief negotiator welcomes Trump's 'new method,' voices optimism over talks
"I, as the chief delegate of the DPRK side to the DPRK-U.S. working-level negotiations, would like to welcome the wise political decision of President Trump to approach the DPRK-U.S. relations from a more practical point of view," he said, referring to the dismissal of John Bolton as the national security adviser last week. https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190920008952325?input=tw
3. Feminist icon Gloria Steinem urges United States to end Korean War. CNN
"We marched to show the world that this conflict no longer needs to separate families, provide excuses for nuclear weapons, and an ongoing expensive US military commitment," Steinem said in her speech. "We wanted to show the world with our bodies that this border is penetrable and arbitrary. With political will, it is a wound that can be healed."
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/20/asia/gloria-steinem-south-korea-intl-hnk/index.html
Dear Esteemed Friend,
This week, under the harshest US-and-UN-led sanction’s regime against people in North Korea, two Koreas hold the 3rd inter-Korean summit between President Moon and Chairman Kim in Pyongyang.
“After having lived together for 5000 years, our Korean nation had been separated for 70 years. Today at this place I propose to completely end 70 years of animosity and take a big step toward to once again become one and unify”. President Moon Jae-in, speech in front of 150,000 citizens of Pyongyang.
Please, with your thoughts and excitement, be our companion on this historic journey towards peace in the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia!
Please help us!
The Office of President Moon. Full Text. Sep. 19th. Pyeongyang Joint Declaration of 2018.
https://english1.president.go.kr/BriefingSpeeches/Briefings/322
1) Key Points:
"Today we adopted a military agreement to make a nuclear-free Korean peninsula." -- Chairman Kim Jong Un
•To shut down permanently the Dongchang-ri missile engine testing facility and missile launch pad under the participation of experts from related countries.
•To continue taking additional steps, such as a permanent shutdown of the Yongbyon nuclear facility (where plutonium is produced) if US takes reciprocal measures.
2) Take-away:
•Another major accomplishment of South Korea's sophisticated, especially President Moon's diplomacy.
•President Moon can demonstrate to Trump some genuine progress on denuclearization.
•North Korea expects the action-for-action approach.
•Now it's up to President Trump to undertake a historic mission that no American President has done: end the Korean War and leave a lasting legacy for future generations in the United States and Korea! History will credit Mr. Trump for this mission. Courage!
3) Reaction from South Korea: "A unified Korea without the treat of war--a dream or reality?"
•"Wow....!!!, "A major victory for President Moon": reaction from the international press at the Dongdaemoon Design Plaza, Seoul.
•"The Korean Peninsula without the threat of war has begun".
•"The United States should acknowledge the sincerity of North Korea and takes corresponding steps".
•North and South Korea hail new future.
•"Deeply moving"
•Moon Chung-in (special advisor to President Moon): The Pyongyang Declaration is very specific, actionable and historic as this is the first time that North Korea mentioned a permanent destruction of nuclear production facilities.
•Overall, an excellent summit! Real improvement in inter-Korean relations continues while facilitating serious denuclearization talks between U.S.-DPRK.
“Peace, A New Future”
"평화, 새로운 미래"
1. “Peace, A New Future”. South Korea’s new English website for the Sept. 18-20th Inter-Korean Summit in Pyeongyang.
http://www.korea.net/Government/Current-Affairs/National-Affairs?affairId=750
2. A 200-member Delegation to the inter-Korean summit in Pyeongyang, North Korea 2018.
•Number of official delegation: 14.
•Number of special delegation accompanying President Moon: 52.
•Regular participants including staff: 91.
•Reporters: 17.
•2600 reporters in an international press center at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul.
3. Reuters. North Korea’s Kim says summit with Trump stabilized region, sees more progress.
“You Mr. President are traveling all around the world, but our country is humble compared with developed nations,” Kim told Moon. “I’ve been waiting and waiting for today. The level of the accommodation and schedule we provide may be low, but it’s our best sincerity and heart.” Chairman Kim Jong-un, North Korea
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-summit/north-koreas-kim-says-summit-with-trump-stabilized-region-sees-more-progress-idUSKCN1LX1SC
4. Expectations rise for South Korea's mediator role as President Moon Jae-in meets North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un for the third time. Kim wants a bigger outcome at a faster pace, while Moon says it is time for the process to bear fruits.
5. NBC. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un embraced South Korean Moon upon his arrival in Pyongyang for their third summit.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/kim-embraces-moon-amid-pomp-start-3rd-korean-summit-n910511?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma
6. CNN. Remarkable images on the streets of Pyongyang Tuesday. Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in waving to crowds lining the route of the motorcade. Two leaders who know the power of an image.
https://twitter.com/PHancocksCNN/status/1041905107388907520
7. Jonathan Cheng, Wall Street Journal. Moon Jae-in’s triumphal entry to Pyongyang.
8. President Moon is optimistic about U.S.-DPRK negotiations.
문재인 대통령 북미 협상 낙관적.
President Moon stressed reciprocity by stating that North Korea has already taken several irreversible measures towards denuclearization, while the United States has done only one so far—suspending the war game which it can resume anytime.
9. Moon Chung-in (a special advisor to President Moon). Inter-Korean relationship cannot be a byproduct of U.S.-North Korean relationship. 문정인 교수, 종전협정 위해 시민, 국제 평화 단체 역할 호소.
•Entirely focusing on denuclearization is going to make NK’s economic opening difficult.
•A failed relationship with North Korea will trigger a domino effect of nuclearization in Northeast Asia…
•It is difficult for the Korean government to promote an end to Korean War as it is part of bargaining; therefore, help from civic organizations, international community, Korean National Assembly, civilian diplomacy is needed.
10. Park Won-soon, Mayor of City of Seoul. "I am very happy to be able to accompany the historic inter-Korean summit….”
박원순 서울 시장, 역사적인 남북정상회담에 동행하게 되어 정말 기쁩니다.
11. Chung Sae-hyun, a former Unification Minister.
정세현, 전 통일부 장관, 남북정상회담은 종전협정과 항구적인 평화 통일체제로 발전될 것이다. 흔들리지 않는 신념 강조.
•The upcoming inter-Korean summit will be followed by ending the Korean War and creating a peaceful and unified regime.
•The resistance against peace in hopes of restoring an ancient regime (division and hostility) will be fierce. Please do not be swayed by the opposition.
•The diplomatic normalization between North Korea and the United States means disintegration of half of the Cold War structure and reordering of Northeast Asia.
12. Park Ji-won, National Assembly Member and former Chief of Staff for President Kim Dae-jung. "President Moon hit a home run by successfully leading the inter-Korean summit."
박지원 의원, 문재인 대통령 남북정상회담 정면돌파는 홈런.
“From Chairman Kim’s point of view, North Korea proactively executed 4 irreversible measures towards denuclearization. However, neither President Trump or the rest of the world gives credit to its efforts…”
13. Kim Gyu-yon, a Junior-high school student. "In a unified Korea, I would like to take care of kids in North Korea".
소아과 의사가 되어 북한 어린이들을 돌보고 싶다. 김규연 소녀.
She wrote a letter to President Moon about the reunion of her grandfather with his brother in North Korea. “I will devote for the reunification…My dream is to be a pediatrician and take of kids in North Korea.”
14. Lee Ester (20), Sophomore, Sookmyong Women’s College. " The previous generation accomplished independence and democratization. Our generation can accomplish unification and make a nation we can be proud of". 우리 세대에 통일을 이루어야 한다. 이에스터 대학생.
“In the future, I would like to be a China expert and serve as a bridge between China and a unified Korea…China’s role is critical to the process of reunification of Korea. In the future, I would like to be a China expert and serve as a bridge between China and a unified Korea…Currently, no program that allows inter-Korean college students. When opportunities arise, I would like to propose such program…”
15. North and South Korea Are Now in Communication '24 Hours a Day' for First Time Since War. The image of living together will spread beyond Gaesung and spread to the entire Korean Peninsula.
South Koreans on the 2nd floor and North Koreans on the 4th floor will meet on the 3rd floor. Spokesperson of the Blue House.
"The inter-Korean joint liaison office is a channel for round-the-clock communication in the new era of peace," South Korea's Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon said in a speech, according to official Yonhap News Agency. "From today, South and North Korea can have direct consultations 24 hours a day and 365 days a year over issues relating to advances in inter-Korean relations, peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula."
https://www.newsweek.com/g00/north-south-korea-now-communication-24-hours-day-first-time-war-1122186?i10c.encReferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvL0ljcllHcnRrYzg%3D&i10c.ua=1&i10c.dv=14
16. Chun Geong-bae, Korean National Assembly Member. “My hearts beat with excitement. This is the first time that South Korea opened a permanent office on the North Korean soil.”
천정배 의원, 역사상 처음으로 북한땅에 남한이 상주 공동사무소 개소, 참으로 감격스럽습니다. 가슴이 쿵쾅거리네요.
17. Two Koreas agree to demilitarize JSA [Joint Security Area] ahead of the summit.
The two Koreas agreed some military de-escalation measures Friday including a plan to demilitarize the Joint Security Area and continue joint recovery operations (JRO) of war dead in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in a step to relax military tensions ahead of the upcoming Pyongyang summit from Sept. 18 to 20.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/09/356_255565.html
18. John Hemmings, Tat Yan Kong, and Ramon Pacheco Pardo. The Diplomat. Achieving Peace on the Korean Peninsula.
한반도에 평화는 가능하다. 미국은 대북경제협력및 동북아시아안보 체체 인센티브를 북한에 비핵화 조건으로 제공해야.
From our perspective, peace would be the ideal scenario. And the way to do this – it seems – is for the United States to offer North Korea economic incentives and regime security in exchange for nuclear disarmament. A more prosperous, denuclearized North Korea would defuse one of the main security hotspots in Northeast Asia. It would also put an end to the last remnants of the Cold War in the Korean Peninsula. We have to be realistic and it might well be that the Koreas and the United States will just muddle along in incremental steps, with disarmament being reciprocated with sanctions relief, economic aid, and ultimately a peace regime. With Kim, Moon, and Trump committed to diplomacy in the Korean Peninsula, however, we should also hope that peace could be achieved.
https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/achieving-peace-on-the-korean-peninsula/
19. Morton H. Halperin. 38 North. Donald Trump’s Instincts Are Mostonly Right on North Korea, His Advisors Are the Problem.
남북, 미국, 중국 4자 평화협정 체결, 이후 6자 지역공동안보협정 체결로 북핵 해결가능. 트럼프 대통령의 본능이 옳다, 그의 보좌관들이 문제다.
The peace treaty would be signed by the two Koreas, the United States and the PRC and would formally end the Korean War. The six powers, and perhaps others, would then join a treaty creating a security structure for Northeast Asia.
https://www.38north.org/2018/09/mhalperin091118/
20. Charles Knight. The Diplomat. What to Look For in the Pyongyang Inter-Korean Summit.
Denuclearization is a long-term project. In light of that reality, what should we expect from the upcoming summit?
Chung’s statement that “The discussions at the summit will… be centered around issues on the permanent settlement of peace and common prosperity on the Korean Peninsula” corresponds to South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s formulation expressed in his recent national address that “advancement in inter-Korean relations is the driving force behind denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”
https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/what-to-look-for-in-the-pyongyang-inter-korean-summit/
21. Lift the Sanctions! End the Korean War! Letter Endorsement Campaign. June 15 South Korean Committee for Reunification of Korea. 대북제재 해제, 종전선언 촉구 범국민, 국제 서명운동!
The sanctions against North Korea must be lifted and the end to the Korean War must be declared in accordance with the agreements made at the June 12 DPRK-U.S. Summit and the April 27 Inter-Korean Summit.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YaYf5l9idmeM_VtyJAufKOMHYzE5QZRIhNfPrAsy8/viewform?edit_requested=true
22. Updates From Korea. Facebook Live Discussion. Medea Benjamin and Simone Chun (Live discussion an hour before President Moon's historic landing in Pyongyang on 9/18!) 문재인 대통령 평양 도착하기 직전 미국 거대한 여성평화단체 코드 핑크 회장님과 저의 페이스북 라이브.
"The United States may not trust North Korea. North Korea may not trust the United States. But, both can trust President Moon and South Korea..." 미국은 북한을 신뢰할 수 없을지 모른다. 북한은 미국을 신뢰할 수 없을지 모른다. 하지만 북미는 문재인 대통령과 남한을 신뢰하기를.
Appeal to American voters: 미국 유권자들에게 호소합니다.
Lift economic sanctions against North Korea! 대북경제제제 해제.
Support Korean peace process! 코리아 평화프로세스 지지.
Vote for Korean peace in November! 11월 반드시 선거.
https://www.facebook.com/medea.benjamin/videos/10156465774456480/
70 years of waiting: North Korea's welcoming President Moon and peace!
Lastly--to our Korean Scholars, PLEASE SIGN! Scholars in Solidarity With Cho Kuk, Minister of Justice: “Now is the time to reform Korea’s prosecutorial system” [in Korean] 지금 중요한 것은 검찰개혁이다.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6ekjWBuXMi42nE3m4_rP0qQHx5q-cgCUhgP0McVpGHWRJlA/viewform
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