Yoon Sang-hyun on Kim Yo-jong's Statement: "'Political Show Gomtang'... A Request to Release Funds to the Moon Administration"

Yoon Sang-hyun "Concerns Over Possibility of 'Nail-Driving Joint North-South Declaration' at End of Term"

Yoon Sang-hyun, a member of the People Power Party, criticized Kim Yo-jong, Deputy Director of the North Korean Workers' Party, who issued a positive statement on President Moon Jae-in's proposal for a declaration to end the war, saying it was "once again responding to a political show."
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seohyun] Yoon Sang-hyun, a member of the People Power Party, criticized Kim Yo-jong, the North Korean Workers' Party Deputy Director, for issuing statements on the restoration of inter-Korean relations for two consecutive days following President Moon Jae-in's proposal for a declaration to end the war, calling it "recycling the 'political show gomtang' again."

Yoon, who previously served as the chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, wrote on his Facebook on the 27th, "Kim Yo-jong's mention of a declaration to end the war and the possibility of an inter-Korean summit means she is signaling the Moon administration to prepare a gift package of 'lifting UN sanctions on North Korea,'" adding, "This is a proposal to once again participate in the political show of a summit that the Moon administration desperately desires. It means granting the favor of taking a photo if the tightly bound financial lifeline of the Kim siblings is loosened."

He continued, "To prepare for such a price, we must face direct confrontation with the international community and accept the result of being isolated as a loner," emphasizing, "It is abandoning national interests and giving up national security to protect the interests of the Kim siblings."

He further warned, "At such a farewell summit arranged this way, a 'late-term nailing down inter-Korean joint declaration' that effectively recognizes North Korea as a nuclear-armed state could emerge," and predicted, "Then, the dismantling of the ROK-US alliance, which the Moon administration has pursued throughout its term, will leap to a new level by rapidly weakening the status of US Forces Korea."

In concluding his post, Yoon stated, "The immediate goal pursued by this persistent inter-Korean cooperation is the extension of the Moon administration," and pointed out, "The reason the Blue House is so desperate to bring Kim Jong-un as a cheering squad is because if the regime changes, one secret after another will be revealed."

Earlier, Deputy Director Kim had issued statements on the restoration of inter-Korean relations for two consecutive days, including mentioning the possibility of an inter-Korean summit, shortly after President Moon Jae-in's proposal for a declaration to end the war on the 24th, saying, "I felt that the atmosphere in South Korea to quickly restore the strained inter-Korean relations and achieve peaceful stability was strong. North Korea's desire is no different."

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