It looks like the Moon administration is about to surrender sovereignty of their side of the NLL to the Kim regime:
This map shows the West Sea peace-cooperation special zones proposed by South Korea at the 2007 inter-Korean summit. (Yonhap)
The leaders of South and North Korea agreed Friday to establish a peace and cooperation zone on their disputed western sea border, a move that could prevent future clashes.
The disputed sea demarcation line, which Seoul has enforced, has been the scene of two deadly naval clashes between the two Koreas since 1999.
On Friday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a historic summit at the border village of Panmunjom and agreed to turn the area into a special region that can be used safety by both sides.
The agreement could also potentially allow South and North Korean fishermen to jointly operate their boats in the area while allowing maritime authorities crack down on illegal Chinese fishing. [Yonhap]
You can read more at the link, but this is the same area where repeated attacks by the North Koreans have been executed against the ROK. In effort to appease North Korean aggression, the Moon administration is proposing giving up sovereignty of South Korean territory to the North Koreans to fish.
So why do the North Koreans want the NLL changed? Well this map shows why:
The current NLL is depicted with the Blue line and North Korea’s claimed NLL is depicted with the Red line.
The prior proposed joint fishing areas on the NLL nearly mirror what North Korea claims to be their ocean waters. The giving up of sovereignty of this maritime territory will make it harder to defend the South Korean islands along the NLL. Such an agreement would also set a precedent that the Kim regime’s claim against the legitimacy of the NLL is valid. The last time a South Korean leftist government tried to give away the NLL the ROK Defense Ministry was furious. It will be interesting to see how they respond this time to this news.
I also see potential UN violations here. The DPRK cannot export seafood. If this seafood is exported, the Moon is a party to the sanctions violations. Moon is also obligated to establish that the proceeds from the fishing do not support the DPRK’s WMD program.
setnaffa
6 years ago
It is sad that Moon is so weak.
J6Junkie
6 years ago
Moon totally dishonoring the sailors who died there in 2002.
AppeasingNorthKorea
6 years ago
“Not An Expert”, the UN sanctions would be a no problem for the Moon administration since he is banking on the fact that the UN will take the sanctions off of North Korea. Moon has big plans to give money to North Korea to ensure the North Korean government survives.
Flyingsword
6 years ago
Why did South Korea defend this area for so long with blood and treasure just to have commie moon piss it away for hollow promises and a handshake. South Korean navy should resign in mass.
J6Junkie
6 years ago
Giving it to North Korea is basically like giving it over to the Chinese. The NORK already sold off a lot of their fishing rights to Chinese boats.
I also see potential UN violations here. The DPRK cannot export seafood. If this seafood is exported, the Moon is a party to the sanctions violations. Moon is also obligated to establish that the proceeds from the fishing do not support the DPRK’s WMD program.
It is sad that Moon is so weak.
Moon totally dishonoring the sailors who died there in 2002.
“Not An Expert”, the UN sanctions would be a no problem for the Moon administration since he is banking on the fact that the UN will take the sanctions off of North Korea. Moon has big plans to give money to North Korea to ensure the North Korean government survives.
Why did South Korea defend this area for so long with blood and treasure just to have commie moon piss it away for hollow promises and a handshake. South Korean navy should resign in mass.
Giving it to North Korea is basically like giving it over to the Chinese. The NORK already sold off a lot of their fishing rights to Chinese boats.