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South Korean President Moon Jae-in gave a speech on the occasion of the third anniversary since his inauguration. The speech, and subsequent Q&A, had little to say on North Korea. But what was said mattered.

In short, Seoul will continue to press for all types of potential inter-Korean cooperation – as long as they do not break the sanctions regime.

The Moon government will follow this path regardless of North Korea’s officialresponse, because there are hints that there is a disconnect