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
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.
Chaewon Chung covers U.S., Chinese, and Japanese politics and national security in relation to North Korea. She previously worked at Coda Story covering disinformation and technology with a focus on the East Asia.