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'노르웨이 노벨위원회는 김대중이 일반적으로는 한국과 동아시아에서의 민주주의와 인권, 특별히 지적하자면 북한과의 평화와 화해를 위해 노력한 점을 인정해 2000년 노벨평화상을 그에게 수여하기로 결정했다.
김대중은 한국에서 수십년간 독재통치가 계속되는 동안 여러차례 생명의 위협을 받고 오랜기간 국외생활을 해야했음에도 불구하고 그의 나라의 민주주의를 위한 지도적인 대변자로 점차 부상했다.
한국은 1997년 김대중의 대통령 당선으로 세계 민주국가의 대열에 결정적으로 합류했다. 김대중은 대통령으로서 민주적인 정부를 강화하고 한국 내부의 화해를 촉진시키기 위해 노력해왔다
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2000 to Kim Dae Jung for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea in particular.
In the course of South Korea's decades of authoritarian rule, despite repeated threats on his life and long periods in exile, Kim Dae Jung gradually emerged as his country's leading spokesman for democracy. His election in 1997 as the republic's president marked South Korea's definitive entry among the world's democracies. As president, Kim Dae Jung has sought to consolidate democratic government and to promote internal reconciliation within South Korea.
With great moral strength, Kim Dae Jung has stood out in East Asia as a leading defender of universal human rights against attempts to limit the relevance of those rights in Asia. His commitment in favour of democracy in Burma and against repression in East Timor has been considerable.
Through his "sunshine policy", Kim Dae Jung has attempted to overcome more than fifty years of war and hostility between North and South Korea. His visit to North Korea gave impetus to a process which has reduced tension between the two countries. There may now be hope that the cold war will also come to an end in Korea. Kim Dae Jung has worked for South Korea's reconciliation with other neighbouring countries, especially Japan.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to express its recognition of the contributions made by North Korea's and other countries' leaders to advance reconciliation and possible reunification on the Korean peninsula.
Oslo, 13 October 2000
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저작권자(c) 오마이뉴스(시민기자), 무단 전재 및 재배포 금지
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