North and South Korea meet — but Moon is on the defensive
Moon also said he would further develop the joint defence system between South Korea and the US
Seoul — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met senior South Korean government officials for the first time and said it was his "firm will to vigorously advance" inter-Korean ties and pursue reunification, the North’s official news agency said on Tuesday. His South Korean counterpart, President Moon Jae-in, said that even while Seoul engaged Pyongyang in dialogue, the military should focus "all its power" to boost its defence capabilities to counter North Korea’s missile and nuclear programmes. "We must speak with the North for the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula but at the same time we should focus all our efforts to quickly, effectively create defences against North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes," Moon said in remarks at a military graduation ceremony on Tuesday. Moon said he would further develop the joint defence system between South Korea and the US — which has been the subject of repeated complaints by the North. A 10-member South Korean delegation led by Nationa...
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