SEOUL: South Korea president Moon Jae-in had on numerous occasions in recent months vowed to achieve unification of the Korean peninsula by 2045. However, for North Korea defector Joo Seong-ha, he does not see it happening peacefully, more so under North Korea leader Kim Jong Un’s regime. “In my perspective, I see this only happening if Kim’s regime collapsed,” he told Asian journalists during his lecture on Korea peninsula issue. LIFE IN SOUTH KOREAJoo said when he first arrived in South Korea, life was extremely difficult for him as there was no guidelines for defectors. The process towards reunification started in June 2000 and was reaffirmed by the Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification of the Korean Peninsula in April last year.

Source: New Strait Times October 22, 2019 10:41 UTC