April 29, 2024
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Moon pledges to move beyond “tentative peace” in New Year’s speech

South Korean President says joint prosperity will follow "complete denuclearization"

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday said the two Koreas must move beyond the "tentative peace" established in 2018, in a New Year's speech in which he promised to usher in an era of economic prosperity and a permanent end to war on the peninsula.

Speaking at a New Year’s event held at the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business (KBIZ), Moon admitted that more work was needed to secure a permanent peace with the North.

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