Claude Fouquet The 19/07 at 10:52Updated at 12:52 lesechos.fr

A report to President Moon Jae-in deems it necessary to establish a roadmap before the end of the year.

While Pyongyang has not yet responded to Seoul's proposal for an inter-military dialogue meeting this Friday , South Korean President Moon Jae-in is refining his strategy towards his enemy brother .

If he had promised in early July in Berlin that his government would do everything possible to establish a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, it now seems to be aiming to reach an agreement on a complete dismantling of North Korea's nuclear program here To 2020.

The outline of this strategy is now outlined in the report of the Advisory Committee on State Business Planning, which served as a de facto transition team after the inauguration of Moon Jae-in .





Develop a roadmap





If this report is broader and prioritizes Moon Jae-in's 200 proposals and campaign promises, it is undoubtedly the North Korean aspect that receives attention.

"For an agreement before 2020, it is necessary to develop a comprehensive denuclearization strategy seeking a total nuclear dismantling through a freeze," said the committee, which deems it necessary to draw up a roadmap "before the end of this year ".

To this end, the Seoul government "must force the North to denuclearize by using all available means, including sanctions and dialogue. "

Among the proposed measures, the Committee advises the Seoul government to "regularize" inter-Korean discussions and reopen channels of communication, including the six-party talks (Seoul, Pyongyang, Moscow, Beijing, Washington and Tokyo).





Reopening of the Kaesong Industrial Park

Efforts must also be made to promote sports, military and economic exchanges, he added.

For example, if relations between the two countries are improving, the reopening of the inter-Korean industrial park in Kaesong (closed since 2016), but also the resumption of tourist visits to Mount Geumgang.

It also suggests developing energy logistics structures along the east coast and in the direction of Russia. The west coast would welcome the development of transport infrastructure.





Strengthen militarily

Nevertheless, in its report, the Advisory Committee does not forget the old adage that the best way to have peace is also to prepare for war.

In addition to restoring communication and exchanges, the committee considers it necessary to strengthen the country militarily in order to face all North Korean situations and provocations (nuclear tests, missile launches, cyber attacks, etc.)

While the deployment of the US anti-missile system, THAAD, has been frozen , the Committee recommends, for example, that the South Korean authorities recover from the US military operational wartime control (OPCON) of its military forces "as soon as possible ".

This would allow a strengthening of joint defense positions by "our army", the report further explains.











