South Korea proposes an aid plan in exchange for North Korea’s denuclearization

Aug. 15 (EUROPA PRESS) –

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol announced on Monday that he would be willing to offer a major economic aid package to his northern neighbor in exchange for denuclearization.

Yoon has laid out the details of a plan that would aim to improve North Korea’s economy. This plan would take place in the event that Pyongyang decides to take the path of denuclearization, a measure that he considers “essential” to achieve sustainable peace in the region, the Yonhap news agency reported.

To this end, Seoul has offered a large-scale food program, as well as assistance to improve infrastructure in the energy sector or modernize ports and airports to deal with international trade.

Yoon has also proposed granting aid for efficiency in the agricultural, health or financial sectors.

In addition, the South Korean president has promised to improve relations with Japan, in statements made on the occasion of the National Liberation Day, a holiday in the country because it commemorates the anniversary –in this case the 77th– of the country’s independence from domination. colonial Japan.

“In the past, we had to free ourselves from the political control imposed on us by Imperial Japan, so that we can regain and defend our freedom,” Yoon said, adding that Japan is now a “partner as we face common threats that challenge the freedom of the citizens of the world”.