North Korea proposes cooperation on East sea naming dispute

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     North Korea proposed joint inter-korean cooperation, which involves dealing with the naming dispute over the East Sea. South Korean organization has recieved a notification on wednesday that historians of the two Koreas join hands in deciding the name of the East Sea according to the Korean government official. South Korea and Japan have been debationg over how to name the sea between the two countries, which South Korea refers to as the "East sea,"; however, Japan calls it the "Sea of Japan." The efforts to promote the name of the sea as the "East sea" have been renamed recently after Japan authorized last month. This shows how North Korea are trying their effort to improve inter-Korean relationship, which has worsen since 2008. I believe North Korea joins this dispute  in order to get stable help from their closest country, South Korea, and to get a consistent food aid. Also, it shows North Korea are willing to advance their country but also communicate with other countries.