Kim Jong-il calls for peace with South Korea in ‘will’

Meanwhile, he also urges North Korea to continue developing weapons of mass
destruction in extracts of the will obtained by Lee Yun-keol, a high-profile
North Korean defector and head of the NK Strategic Information Service
Centre, a Seoul-based think tank.

“Keep in mind that constantly developing and keeping nuclear (weapons),
long-range missiles and biochemical weapons is the way to keep peace on the
Korean peninsula, and never drop your guard,” the will said, according to
extracts published in the Japanese weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun.

Mr Kim’s alleged hopes and desires for the future of his nation came to light
at a critical time for North Korea, following the high-profile failure of
its centenary celebration rocket launch and international censure for its
actions.

Neighbours including Japan and South Korea s well as the United States are
closely watching North Korea’s new leader for signs as to his future path at
the helm of the isolated state.

Speaking in an interview with CNN, Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state,
said: “If he just follows in the footsteps of his father, we don’t expect
much other than the kind of provocative behavior and the deep failure of the
political and economic elite to take care of their own people.

“But he is someone who has lived outside of North Korea, apparently, from what
we know. We believe that he may have some hope that the conditions in North
Korea can change. But again we’re going to watch and wait.”

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