As Moon Jae-in’s presidency ends, Kim Jong Un says there’s ‘hope’ for diplomacy



News As Moon Jae-in’s presidency ends, Kim Jong Un says there’s ‘hope’ for diplomacy North Korean state media says leaders exchanged letters this week and that both maintain ‘deep trust’ with one another Chaewon Chung \| Colin Zwirko April 22, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Moon and Kim during their Sep. 2018 summit in Pyongyang \| Image: Joint Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps Updated on April 22 at 4:30 p.m. with expert comments North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in that the two Koreas can still “improve” relations through diplomacy, according to DPRK state media Friday, despite recent inter-Korean military tensions and economic clashes. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Moon sent a letter to Kim first on Wednesday expressing “the will to make the north-south joint declarations the foundation for the reunification even after his retirement,” referring to the end of his five-year term on May 10. Conservative Yoon Suk-yeol is expectedto be less © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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As Moon Jae-in’s presidency ends, Kim Jong Un says there’s ‘hope’ for diplomacy

North Korean state media says leaders exchanged letters this week and that both maintain ‘deep trust’ with one another

Chaewon Chung | Colin Zwirko April 22, 2022

As Moon Jae-in’s presidency ends, Kim Jong Un says there’s ‘hope’ for diplomacy

Moon and Kim during their Sep. 2018 summit in Pyongyang | Image: Joint Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps

Updated on April 22 at 4:30 p.m. with expert comments

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in that the two Koreas can still “improve” relations through diplomacy, according to DPRK state media Friday, despite recent inter-Korean military tensions and economic clashes.

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Moon sent a letter to Kim first on Wednesday expressing “the will to make the north-south joint declarations the foundation for the reunification even after his retirement,” referring to the end of his five-year term on May 10.

Conservative Yoon Suk-yeol is expectedto be less

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