The ROK President on Wednesday said the improvement of North-South relations is not an “incidental effect” of progress in DPRK-U.S. ties and that economic cooperation and peace between the two Koreas will bring about the "true liberation" of the peninsula.
In a speech to mark Korea's Liberation Day, President Moon Jae-in also pledged to take a “bold step" towards ending the Korean War and the denuclearization of the peninsula when he visits Pyongyang next month.
The ROK President on Wednesday said the improvement of North-South relations is not an “incidental effect” of progress in DPRK-U.S. ties and that economic cooperation and peace between the two Koreas will bring about the "true liberation" of the peninsula.
In a speech to mark Korea's Liberation Day, President Moon Jae-in also pledged to take a “bold step" towards ending the Korean War and the denuclearization of the peninsula when he visits Pyongyang next month.
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