Trust-building progress on the Korean Peninsula

What is Trust-building progress on the Korean Peninsula? President Park often have mentioned at the times when she visited to United States and China and made a speach. However, many people wonder that what kind of concept the initiative has. Fortunately some days ago Korea Unification Ministry outlined inter-Korean “trust-building process”.  The main concept and contents is as follows : 


Firstly, the foremost priority of the trust politik is to build confidense on both halves of the Peninsula, while ensuring a virtous cycle that will improve N-South relations. Of course, it will be based on solid foundation of security.

To maake it come true the two Koreas are to bulid trust gradually through continued dialogue, a shared commitment promises and mutual endeavors of exchanges and cooperation. And we should make continued efforts ot addresss humanttarian issues. In addition, establishing channel of dialogue and ensuring delivery on agreement, expanding and developing mutual exchange and cooperation carrying out of vision Korea project  and developing a DMZ Peace Park will be followed while
building-up of political and military trust.

South Korean Park's administration belives that gradually building trust between Seoul and Pyongyang was more important than changing relations quickly.

The policymaker saids "I think now is high time for us to take the lead for setting a new order based upon trust. In a Memorial Day speech delivered at the Seoul National Cemetery on Thursday, President Park Geun-hye urged North Korea to accept her administration's "trust building" policy initiative that could open a new era of peace and hope on the peninsula.
  

 

"The North must accept that its provocations and threats are no longer effective (in bringing about concessions) and come to the realization that it has to make changes," she said, adding that it is time the North become a responsible member of the international community.
  
"North Korea must give up its policies that are fueling its isolation and backwardness and bravely accept the hand of reconciliation being offered by South Korea and the global community and strive for mutual prosperity," Park said. She added that it is her hope that Pyongyang will actively seek to open an era of happiness on the Korean Peninsula.