Toward peace in the Korean Peninsula; unforgettable meeting with North Korean leader Kim Il-sung

Tensions have escalated once again in the Korean Peninsula following the series of missile tests conducted by North Korea since the start of the year.

The Korean Peninsula is one of the lingering flashpoints in Asia and the global community with possible wide-ranging catastrophic consequences.

In 1990, as congressman and acting chairman of the foreign relations committee of the House of Representatives, we had the privilege of conferring with the legendary North Korean leader, President Kim Il-sung, at his mountain villa north of Pyongyang. We were accompanied by Congressman Miguel Romero, business leader Len Oreta, husband of then Congresswoman Tessie Aquino-Oreta, and civic and education leader Nestor Kalaw.

Our visit and talks with North Korea’s founding President Kim Il-sung resulted in a return visit to Manila by then North Korean Vice Premier Kim Dahl Hyun, and the rapid establishment of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and North Korea (DPRK), with the active support of then President Corazon Aquino and the Foreign Secretary Raul Manglapus.

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