Negotiations on Transfer of U.S. Military Base from Ryongsan Rupture
Korean Central News Agency of DPRK
Pyongyang, June 12 (KCNA) -- The negotiations on the transfer of the U.S. military base from Ryongsan broke down at the 9th round of the Future of south Korea-U.S. alliance policy initiative talks held on June 7 and 8, according to an MBC report from south Korea.
At the negotiations the U.S. tried to force the south Korean authorities to unconditionally provide 3.6 million phyong, broader than the area it had persistently demanded for the transfer of the military base. But such brigandish demand failed to be accepted and the negotiations collapsed.
That day the chief delegate of the U.S. side in an interview with Chosun Ilbo, a pro-U.S. conservative daily which is a target of the denunciation and criticism of the south Korean public, openly gave vent to compliant, shouting himself hoarse that what must be understood is the danger that would follow the failure of an early agreement, if an agreement on the transfer of the U.S. military base in south Korea failed to be reached, additional deployment of latest Patriot missiles and other designs and plans might not be put into practice and, eventually, it would be the south Koreans who would suffer.
It goes without saying that this is a political threat of the U.S. to throw a wet blanket on the unanimous desire of the south Korean people to achieve the independent and peaceful reunification of the country through national cooperation and struggle against the U.S. and war.
No wonder the south Korean people of all walks of life are lifting up the voice: "This is a threat to our people." "We bitterly denounce the U.S. robber-like act in forcing a humiliating negotiation and making no bones about threatening us."
The U.S. should act with discretion, looking straight into the trend of the times toward the implementation of the June 15 joint declaration.
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