KARUNA SHINSHO, CNN ANCHOR: South Korean President Kim Dae-jung is expected to name a new Cabinet later this week as his policy of engagement with the North hangs in the balance. The legislature passed a no confidence vote yesterday against unification minister Lim Dong-won. Following that move, Mr. Kim's Cabinet and other senior officials handed in their resignations today. Sohn Jie-ae has more details.</s>SOHN JIE-AE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): South Korea's government lineup is getting ready for a big shuffle. Cabinet ministers turned in their resignations, clearing the way for their president to put new players into place. Top presidential secretaries also offered to quit. President Kim Dae-jung was expected to make his decision on his top officials later this week. The move follows Monday parliamentary vote to dismiss unification minister Lim Dong-won, which many saw as a major blow to President Kim's policy of actively engaging the North, the Sunshine Policy. But Tuesday, one of the key architects of that engagement policy dismissed his critics.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): I will never agree with their claim that the Sunshine Policy has failed.</s>SOHN: President Kim also staunchly defended his stance towards the north.</s>KIM DAE-JUNG, PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA: As I hold close, face-to-face discussions with U.S. President Bush, I will make an effort to improve the North-South Korean relationship and the North Korea-U.S. relationship. I will pursue the Sunshine Policy without fail.</s>SOHN: But one analyst said the parliamentary vote reflects the difficulties that lie ahead for President Kim's government.</s>LEE JONG-HOON, YONSEI UNIVERSITY: With the public turning and with the national assembly turning against the governments' dealings with North Korea, I thing the government's Sunshine Policy will face major challenges and obstacles as it continues on in the next 1 1/2 years.</s>SOHN: A daunting forecast for any new Cabinet. Sohn Jie-ae, CNN, Seoul.
South Korean President to Appoint New Cabinet, After Ministers Resign