A survey said Friday nine out of 10 South Korean college students want North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to make a return visit to Seoul, and 60 percent said they would welcome his arrival in Seoul. In the survey conducted by the Secretariat of the Advisory Council on Democratic Peaceful Unification, 60.7 percent cent of respondents said they favor and will welcome a visit to Seoul by Kim, while only 0.8 percent said the opposite.
About 38 percent voted in favor of his visit but said they will not make a special effort to greet him on his arrival.
The survey was conducted on 1,503 college students who took part in student reunification forums held nationwide from April to May. Among issues that should be discussed during the second inter-Korean summit, development of socio-cultural exchanges topped the list with 33.9 percent, followed by establishment of a peace process with 27.6 percent, the regular reunion of separated family members with 17.7 percent, and acceleration of economic cooperation with 16.4 percent.
A majority of the respondents said the support and cooperation of the United States is needed to lead the second summit into success. In addition, 73.2 percent voted in favor of the Kim Dae-jung government's engagement policy toward the North.