Hyginus Kim Hee-Joong, archbishop of Gwangju and president of the Korean Bishops' Conference, in an interview with Antonio Spadaro, director of Catholic civilization, states that "many Koreans think that all the superpowers involved are using this tension with North Korea for their national interests."
The presbyter, who also recounts the letter from South Korean President Moon Jae-in to the Pope shortly before he received US President Donald Trump, states that "Some interpret those actions by North Korea as a way of survival against the superpowers, while others consider that gesture an unacceptable threat of war. I think the demonstration missile launches are a strong message, that of being willing to dialogue with the United States, but only on an equal footing. Some ask as a condition for entering into dialogue with North Korea that it first renounces nuclear tests. But isn't this a wrong logic? Isn't that North Korea giving up nuclear tests exactly the purpose of the dialogue itself? To date there have been several dialogues between North Korea and the US, between South Korea and North Korea, but they have not produced definitive fruits. Why? Many Koreans - explains Msgr. Hyginus Kim Hee-Joong - they think that all the superpowers involved are using this tension with North Korea for their national interests. It is reported that some countries are gaining big gains, by exploiting and extending this tension in the Korean peninsula. "
Since the end of the Cold War, the perception of the United States of North Korea has presented some paradox: on the one hand the perception of a threat, even nuclear, and on the other, a continuous derision of the Korean regime.
In the message for the New Year, Kim Jong-Un asserted that the country has achieved the status of nuclear power of nuclear power in the 2016 and was ready for the launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM).
However, the double perception of North Korea between fear and farce persists. There is a disparity in power between the two countries. This disparity does not allow North Korea to abandon its nuclear program, the US to change North Korea's behavior without accepting conditions that penalize Americans.
International relations between countries, when they do not reach their goals, are limited to managing the daily without resolving conflicts.
By Roberta Preziosa