Dec. 26 (Asia Today) -- A South Korean public opinion survey released Friday found majority support for a concept described as a "peaceful two-state" approach aimed at long-term unification, with respondents saying tensions should be eased first to pursue peaceful coexistence.
The Democratic Peaceful Unification Advisory Council said its fourth-quarter national unification opinion survey found 55.5% agreed with the view that hostility between South and North Korea should be resolved first to achieve peaceful coexistence and pursue long-term unification. About 40.5% disagreed.
The survey also found 56.8% approved of the Lee Jae-myung administration's North Korea policy direction, including goals described as a Korean Peninsula "free from war worries," "a new era of peaceful coexistence" and "joint growth" between the two Koreas. About 35.1% disapproved.
On prospects for inter-Korean relations next year, 49.4% said they expected no change, 34.3% predicted improvement and 13.6% forecast deterioration.
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