朴槿惠:希望春节促成韩朝离散家属团聚

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday proposed to resume the reunions for separated families between South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) around Lunar New Year.

"We hope to hold the reunion for our separated families who have been waiting for more than 40 years around the Lunar New Year, " Park said at her first news conference since inauguration, pledging to open a new era for the reunification of the Korean peninsula.

After the DPRK unilaterally delayed the reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, inter-Korean ties turned frosty, with talks about resuming tour to the scenic Mount Kumgang resort postponed.

Park warned that situation of the DPRK has become " unpredictable" since the execution of Jang Song-Thaek, the once- powerful uncle of leader Kim Jong Un, stressing the significance of Pyongyang to give up nuclear weapons.

She added that the government will offer more humanitarian assistance to the DPRK in the New Year, which could help improve ties between both sides.

"The government will do everything possible to achieve people's happiness of the peninsula," said Park.

She also vowed to boost private sector exchanges between the south and north, adding that some NGOs can provide actual supports to help people of the two sides enjoy a closer relationship.

Responding to some South Korean citizens' worries about the cost of the reunification, Park stressed that the reunification will definitely provide new opportunities for the country's economy such as absorbing foreign investments.

Park called for international cooperation for solving the inner- Korean issues, saying the reunification cannot be achieved by South Korea alone.

韩国总统朴槿惠6日在总统府青瓦台举行的新年记者会上说，希望朝鲜能首先同意韩朝离散家属在春节期间团聚，为韩朝关系改善构建一个新契机下的对话框架。

朴槿惠说，朝鲜去年突然单方面宣布推迟韩朝商定的南北离散家属团聚活动，非常令人遗憾。她表示，希望朝鲜方面能够体恤那些年老的离散家属，在即将到来的春节之际促成韩朝离散家属团聚。

朴槿惠说，为实现韩国经济新一轮的腾飞，韩国必须从韩朝对峙、战争威胁以及核威胁中走出来，为开启朝鲜半岛统一时代奠定基础。

她说，韩朝统一的最大障碍是朝核问题，朝核问题不仅妨碍半岛统一，还对世界和平构成威胁。为此，决不能放任朝鲜进行核开发。倘若朝鲜能真正走弃核道路，那么韩朝和国际社会一定能够采取有利于半岛和平及东北亚共同繁荣的措施。

在谈到新年计划时，朴槿惠表示将制定“经济改革3年计划”，以推动韩国经济革新和腾飞，成功开启国民幸福时代。