ROK to look out for DPRK's response to offer of dialogue
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="denunciation">denunciation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="cunning">cunning</span> <span word="ploy">ploy</span>".</p><p>"(<span word="The">The</span> <span word="denunciation">denunciation</span>) <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Unification">Unification</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Peaceful">Peaceful</span> <span word="Reunification">Reunification</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="slammed">slammed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="overtures">overtures</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="cunning">cunning</span> <span word="ploy">ploy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conceal">conceal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="wrongdoings">wrongdoings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kaesong">Kaesong</span> <span word="Industrial">Industrial</span> <span word="Complex">Complex</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="mislead">mislead</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confrontation">confrontation</span>".</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="blushless">blushless</span> <span word="act">act</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="shell">shell</span>", <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="apology">apology</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="drills">drills</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>.</p><p><span word="Tensions">Tensions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</span> <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="drills">drills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="test">test</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rhetoric">rhetoric</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="test">test</span>-<span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="range">range</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Guam">Guam</span>.</p><p><span word="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50,000 <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kaesong">Kaesong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="denying">denying</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Demilitarized">Demilitarized</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span>.</p>
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