Ha Tae-kyung: "North Korea's Liaison Office Explosion Reveals Taliban-Level Group"
[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Seulgi Kim] Amid North Korea's demolition of the Kaesong Inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office, Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the Future United Party, stated, "We must establish a bipartisan response plan to North Korea's Taliban-style provocation in order to overcome the current security crisis."
On the 16th, Ha posted on his Facebook, saying, "The demolition of the liaison office, a symbol of inter-Korean dialogue and into which about 18 billion won of our taxpayers' money was invested, has revealed to the world that they are a group at the Taliban level that destroys cultural heritage."
He added, "They will not escape the condemnation of our people and the entire world," and expressed his opinion that "Now that Kim Yo-jong's verbal threats have become reality, the political sphere also needs a new and resolute response to North Korea's threats."
Ha emphasized, "Along with the demolition of the liaison office, the existing conciliatory and submissive North Korea policy has also been demolished. We must soberly and rationally reconsider whether the 'strategic patience' toward North Korea, which the Moon Jae-in administration has advocated so far, will remain valid."
He continued, "A new bipartisan grand policy must be established. To this end, I propose a summit meeting between the president and Kim Jong-in, the leader of the opposition."
Ha reiterated, "Through the summit meeting, we must establish a bipartisan response plan to North Korea's Taliban-style reckless provocation to overcome the current security crisis."
On the same day, North Korea demolished the four-story Inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office located in the Kaesong Industrial Complex.
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Earlier, on the 13th, Kim Yo-jong, First Deputy Director of the North Korean Workers' Party, had predicted the demolition, saying, "Soon, you will witness the miserable sight of the useless North-South Joint Liaison Office collapsing without a trace."
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