"The North's denuclearisation needs to be seen as the ultimate goal of inter-Korea dialogue, not a pre-condition of it," said Kim Keun-Shik, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul.
Date: Dec 10, 2015
Category: World
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US, North Korean nuclear envoys to meet for first talks after Kim Jong Il's death
The fact that North Korea has come to the negotiating table means the country is enjoying a level of internal stability, said Kim Keun-sik, a North Korea expert at Kyungnam University in South Korea.
wrote on June 12, 2009: "But mandatory or not, many analysts and former diplomats questioned whether any sanctions regime would ever have enough bite to break the cycle. 'Sanctions won't bring North Korea to its knees,' said Kim Keun-sik, a specialist on North Korea at Kyungnam University in Seoul.