North Korean human rights issue will probably not be included in inter-Korean summit
The upcoming inter-Korean summit on April 27, which is the third one of its kind, will probably not include the human rights issue in its agenda. As North Korea denounced South Korea¡¯s support for a new UN resolution and warned that South Korea¡¯s ¡°double-dealing¡± could endanger future dialogue, South Korea¡¯s Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha told reporters that at the summit South and North Korea will talk about topics agreed by both sides. Nonetheless, the South continues its position against the ¡°dire human rights situation¡±, as Kang said.
According to the report released by a UN Commission in 2014, North Korea¡¯s human rights situation is unprecedented in the contemporary world.
Further, Kim attended a concert with South Korean pop singers in Pyongyang this week which continues the rapprochement of North and South Korea since the Pychogchang Olympics.
[Source: Japan Times & Straits Times]