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Tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Ma Ying-jeou said that improving cross-strait relations is in the right direction

Ma Ying jeou said that improving cross strait relations is in the right direction 300x200 Tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Ma Ying jeou said that improving cross strait relations is in the right directionTaiwan News Network May 26, according to the Hong Kong China News Agency reported that Ma Ying-jeou 26, the Korean Peninsula situation, said that this shows the last two years, Taiwan’s efforts to improve cross-strait relations in the right direction, he will continue efforts to negotiate replace confrontation with reconciliation and defuse confrontation, to maintain regional peace and stability.

Morning of the 26th Ma Ying-jeou met with visiting European Parliament delegation, talked about the recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula, he said, was very worried on the one hand, on the other hand was “the last two years our efforts to improve cross-strait relations is quite correct. ”

Ma says that when people lose the peace, when will realize the importance of peace, so “we will continue to work to tight areas of East Asia, at least this has been significantly reduced tension in the Taiwan Strait.”

He said the observers from around the world, few people would think that would be the outbreak of armed conflict across the Taiwan Strait, he will continue to work with the maintenance of peace and stability in the region to the negotiations instead of confrontation to resolve confrontation with reconciliation.

Ma Ying-jeou recalled 18 years ago went to the European security conference in Munich, published in Taiwan and Europe relations speech, was pointed out that Taiwan hopes the European business and strategic alliances with the development of the mainland market. Sign is consistent cross-strait economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA), he emphasized that “the idea 18 years ago now can be implemented real time.”

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North-South naval firefight in the Korean Peninsula and the western waters

The second Battle of Yan Ping10, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency quoted government sources as saying that South Korea and North Korea’s navy in the morning in the western waters of the “northern boundary” (formerly known as the “Northern Limit Line”), an exchange of fire took place near.

Reported that day, around 11:28, the North Korea a patrol boat near Qingdao in the west across the Great Sea, “Northern Limit Line,” South Korean navy “had fired warning shots,” but North Korean patrol boat, “ignore the continued south,” South Korea fire shooting, the North Korean side on the offensive.

According to this source, who said that South Korea did not result in an exchange of fire casualties, the Korean patrol boat damaged in the crossfire, have now returned to North Korea’s side of the sea.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the media reports are currently being carried out to confirm. Who was in the vicinity of fishing vessels operating in nine South Korea have all been evacuated to safe areas.

North Korea and South Korea in the Korean Peninsula and the western waters of the border demarcation has been divided. “Northern Limit Line” is a South Korea Baekryung Island, Yin Ping Island, Big Qingdao, a small Qingdao, u-do such as “Western Sea Island 5″ waters of the west coast of North Korea unilaterally set the maritime boundary between the North Korean side has not been recognized . In 1999 and 2002, the inter-Korean naval vessels in the area had been two military conflicts and lead to casualties on both sides.

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