We also suspect that the North might think that it has already obtained all it needs from the South. Relations between countries should exist on a basis of reciprocity. The government should take reciprocal measures against the North's illegal detention of the reporter, not to mention launching an official protest to the North Korean government. The government should make clear its stance on the latest development in inter-Korean relations. If the government thinks it important to win the confidence of the North, it is also important for the North to win ours.
Many people question why the government is keeping mum about the North.
The government has to make a cool-headed analysis of what is behind the apparently premeditated attitude of the North, while sincerely reviewing the family reunion program, keeping in mind the possibility that the North can suspend the program any time. What both the South and the North have to do first to resolve the problems of the long-awaited separated family reunions is to allow these unfortunate people to freely exchange letters to confirm whether their families are dead or alive. This should be followed by the setting up of a place at the truce village of Panmunjom or other sites where they could then meet.