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In August 15 speech, Moon says inter-Korean cooperation will bring “true liberation”

ROK President says North-South economic initiatives could raise USD$150 billion over next 30 years

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.

“Though difficult processes such as the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and economic revitalization await us, there is nothing to fear if we join hands