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Fri, August 19, 2022 | 22:53
South Korea says no plan to offer fresh Asiad talks with North Korea
정부 "아시안게임 남북 실무접촉 선제의 안해"
Posted : 2014-07-29 12:10
Updated : 2014-07-29 12:10
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South Korea has no intention of offering another round of talks with North Korea on its planned Asian Games participation as Pyongyang is responsible for the breakdown of the previous meeting, a government official said Tuesday.

"For now, we have no plan to first propose (talks) since the North Korean side unilaterally declared the failure of the previous meeting and walked out of it," an official at Seoul's unification ministry told reporters.

There is no change in the South Korean government's position to wait and see North Korea's attitude, added the official.

The North said earlier it would send 350 athletes and coaches to the Asian Games to open in the South's city of Incheon in September. It also hopes to dispatch the same number of cheerleaders.

The two Koreas held working-level talks on July 17 to discuss details of Pyongyang's plan, including who will pay for the stay of its delegation in Incheon.

The two sides failed to reach an agreement and no follow-up meeting is scheduled.

The ministry official stressed that the South Korean government is not interested in any unannounced contact with Pyongyang on the issue.

"As far as the North Korea policy is concerned, the Park Geun-hye government maintains the principle of transparency," said the official.

The North is required to submit a formal list of its participating athletes to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) by Aug. 15. (Yonhap)


정부 "아시안게임 남북 실무접촉 선제의 안해"

정부가 북한의 인천 아시안게임 참여 문제를 논의할 남북 실무접촉 재개를 먼저 제의할 계획이 없다고 밝혔다.

통일부 관계자는 29일 '북한이 결렬 선언을 하고 회의장을 나갔기 때문에 현재로서는 (우리 측이) 먼저 제의한다는 입장은 아니다'면서 '북한의 태도를 지켜보겠다'고 말했다.

이 관계자는 아시안게임 조직위 차원에서 북측과 별도의 논의를 진행할 가능성에 대해 '박근혜 정부는 투명한 정책을 추구해왔기 때문에 비선 활용에 부정적인 것으로 안다'고 설명했다.

남북은 지난 17일 북한 선수단과 응원단의 아시안게임 참여 문제를 논의하는 실무접촉을 판문점에서 가졌지만 비용 지원, 인공기 사용 등 문제를 놓고 신경전을 벌이다가 헤어졌다.

결렬 직후 북한은 우리 측에 책임을 떠넘기면서 참가 재고까지 경고했지만 지난 23일 조국평화통일위원회 담화를 통해 선수단과 응원단 파견 의지를 다시 천명했다.

이에 따라 북한이 조만간 우리 측에 실무접촉 재개를 제의할 가능성이 있다는 관측이 제기된다.

고유환 동국대 북한학과 교수는 '김정은 제1비서가 지시한 것으로 보면 북한은 아시안게임에 참여하는 것으로 내부 정리가 끝난 것 같다'며 '양측이 아직은 여유를 가질 수 있는 상황이어서 7·30 재보선이 지나면 누가 제안하든 실무접촉이 다시 이뤄질 것'이라고 전망했다. (연합뉴스) 
  
 
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