According to reports, North Korean media is currently insisting on the goal of national reunification with South Korea and inter-Korea reconciliation. This move is significant considering that just a few days back, North Korea leader Kim Jong-un during his New Year speech, called for brining an end to confrontational relations with the South. 1

• 1. “N.K steps up reconciliatory signals”, Korea Herald, January 6, 2013, at http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130106000272