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South Korea sees ‘new era’ for peninsula

President calls for peace, but with caution

By Foster Klug

 |  Associated Press  

  January 03, 2012

South Korea’s president urged rival North Korea on Monday to use the transition of leadership after Kim Jong Il’s death to usher in a new era of peace on the tense Korean peninsula, even as he warned the North against any provocations. South Korean President Lee Myung Bak reached out in his New Year’s message to the North Korean government now led by Kim’s son, Kim Jong Un, saying he has high hopes for a breakthrough this year in negotiations over the North’s nuclear program.

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