North Korea’s response to the trust-building process on the Korean peninsula and future tasks

The Park Geun-hye administration in South Korea indicates that the engagement policy towards North Korea lacked reciprocity in terms of inter-Korean relations even if it emphasized inter-Korean cooperation. On the other hand, South Korea’s hard-line policy towards the North lacked policy flexibility. Therefore, the Park Geun-hye administration recognizes that unstable inter-Korean relations have stemmed from mutual distrust. Therefore, as a solution to the issue of the Korean peninsula from a long-term perspective, the South Korean government has pursued a trust-building policy between the two Koreas and expects to create a different environment.