All-out effort for peace

Millions in the Republic of Korea (ROK) still grieve over the death of their former president Roh Moo-hyun.

The world, too, should mourn his death because, of all the legacy of Roh, the most important is his visit to Pyongyang in October 2007 and signing of the Declaration for Development of North-South Relations and Peace and Prosperity with Kim Jong-il, chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

The declaration raised so much hope as Roh and his northern counterpart pledged to "realize the advancement of North-South relations, peace on the Korean Peninsula, common prosperity of the Korean people and unification of Korea".