September 11, 2007 (LPAC)--The South Korean opposition Grand National Party's presidential candidate Lee Myung Bak, the likely winner of the December 19 South Korean presidential election, has just revealed his policy regarding North Korea, which represents a dramatic shift from the G.N.P.'s historic opposition to the "Sunshine Policy" of cooperation with the North.

Upon North Korea's de-nuclearization, as has been agreed at the Six-Party talks, Lee's new policy will take effect. It consists of a consultative body being formed which will represent both Koreas, with five subcommittees on economy, education, finance, infrastructure and welfare.

This policy is just the beginning, says Lee, for a much broader South Korea regional policy for Northeast Asia economic cooperative relations, with South Korea providing capital and technologies, with North Korea's highly skilled labor and Russia's bountiful resources working together. This is to be the main contributor for a new Inter-Korean Relationship.