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"Unification is one thing, and stability in Northeast Asia is another thing."
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"So if North Korea continues present isolation, then with such economic difficulties the North Korean government must meet a very serious situation in the future."
"There is some sign that North Korea is changing recently. There is ongoing successful negotiation to have a military talk to Pyongyang, which has been stopped for seven years."
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"Unification is one thing, and stability in Northeast Asia is another thing."
"To realize peace on the Korean peninsula, and to develop exchange, cooperation between both Koreas, they are the, you know, immediate target of our government."
"So South Korean ability is very much limited to handle North Korean, you know, difficulties. So we don't want to see an immediate collapse of the North Korea regime."
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