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Article: Seoul Mayor Defines N. Korea as South Korea's Main Enemy.
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- YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea
- Article date:
- December 12, 2004
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SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak called North Korea South Korea's "main enemy" on Sunday, a terminology that keeps South Koreans divided and causes friction with Pyongyang's communist regime.Most South Koreans have no doubts that North Korea is their "main enemy," but some argue that the definition is not compatible with ongoing efforts to promote reconciliation between the two Korean states.North Korea has reacted angrily whenever South Korean leaders use the "main enemy" definition, denouncing it as anti-national and anti-unification. The North has often protested by calling off scheduled dialogue. During a visit with with South ...
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