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...were deeply divided over his policy of rapprochement with North Korea. Sit down with the opposition leaders, they urged, and forge a national consensus on how to deal with Pyongyang. Above all, step back from the day-to-day fray of party politics and be more presidential. Says Park Jong Wha, a Presbyterian church leader: "I told him, You are the Nobel prizewinner. You should focus on becoming an elder statesman. You should be like South Africa's Nelson Mandela...
...should have listened. Last week his ruling coalition imploded with the bolting of Kim Jong Pil, the junior coalition partner and head of the United Liberal Democrats, over disagreements on dealing with the North. It was just the latest blow to a faltering presidency, one whose fate interests more than Koreans. Nobody has done more to bring North Korea in from the cold. But Kim's attempts to improve relations with Pyongyang have been stalled for months, an impasse that concerns Washington, Beijing, Tokyo and Moscow. The Korean economy is faltering. GDP growth is expected to fall by more than...
...opposition, they urged, and forge a consensus on how to deal with Pyong-yang. Above all, step back from the day-to-day fray of party politics and act presidential. Otherwise, they warned, his presidency could unravel. "I told him: 'You are the Nobel Prize winner,'" recalls Park Jong Wha, a Presbyterian minister. "'You should focus on becoming an elder statesman. You should be like South Africa's Nelson Mandela...
...Last week the legislature voted to oust Kim's closest aide, Unification Minister Lim Dong Won, after he allowed a left-wing delegation to travel to the North, where they disobeyed government orders not to participate in pro-Pyongyang propaganda events. Defecting to the opposition, junior coalition partner Kim Jong Pil engineered the no-confidence vote, destroying the ruling alliance. Kim quickly replaced five ministers, but with 15 months left in his term, Kim will likely become a lame-duck President heading a minority government...
...choice, you would think: It was in the same venue, on August 17 1991, that the coup leaders had convened to launch their operation. Those old men now live mostly in quiet retirement. One, former Defense Minister Dmitry Yazov, recently turned out to greet the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Yazov is apparently a big fan. Kryuchkov is still around too, unrepentant, and occasionally willing to talk about Putin. He was quoted as saying the president was doing a very good...