In New York on Thursday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivered a message of peace and urged North Korea to engage in dialogue.

Moon, in his first speech to the UN General Assembly, also issued a message directly to North Korea, saying that the Republic of Korea did not seek the collapse of the DPRK regime.

“The spirit of the United Nations is to realize global peace through multilateral dialogue. The Korean Peninsula is where that spirit is most desperately needed,” Moon said.

“We need the United Nations to play a more active role on the Korean Peninsula. The most important