By Tae-jun Kang
In a new book, South Korea’s former president goes into detail on inter-Korean relations during his time in office.
Lee Myung-bak, the former South Korean president, might be one of few whose policy towards North Korea caused major controversy. Some say his policies had a positive effect on the world’s most isolated country, while others claim the inter-Korean relationship hit gridlock under his administration.
Two years after his term ended, amidst an ongoing dispute over his policy toward North Korea, the former president explained what happened between North and South and how he dealt with North Korean issues in a recently released autobiography. The title of Lee’s memoir could be translated into English as Time as President; the book does not yet have an official English title.
In the book Lee said North Korea requested an inter-Korean summit at least five times, but South Korea had to refuse because there were always preconditions for holding the talks.
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