President Moon returns home from 3-nation tour, emphasizes importance of N. Korea's denuclearization
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President Moon Jae-in is likely sleeping off some major jet-lag after returning to Seoul late Tuesday from a more than week-long trip that took him around the world.
The South Korean leader once again reaffirmed there's still a chance might visit Seoul before the end of the month,... but stressed the regime's denuclearization is the ultimate goal.
Our presidential office correspondent Shin Se-min reports.
From the Czech Republic to Argentina and then to New Zealand,.... President Moon Jae-in is back in Seoul following his final overseas trip of the year.
Though his trip included attending the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, where the world's big players discussed 'building consensus for sustainable development,' the sideline diplomacy between the leaders of South Korea and the U.S. grabbed most of the headlines.
President Moon, after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump,... said the possibility of a reciprocal visit to Seoul by North Korea's Kim Jong-un this year is still on the cards.
"President Trump and I shared understanding that Kim Jong-un's reciprocal visit to Seoul will accelerate denuclearization talks between the North and the U.S."
In other words, Kim's visit does not necessarily have to line up with the upcoming second summit between Kim and Trump.
President Moon said his encounter with President Trump was an opportunity to reaffirm their ironclad alliance and ties, and lift the cloud of speculation that Seoul and Washington are not completely in tune when it comes to North Korea.
"I think talk of possible discord between South Korea and the U.S. is nothing more than baseless speculation."
Apart from the sideline meetings at the G20 Summit, President Moon also shared with the world-- his vision of creating an inclusive and people-centered society.
In Prague, President Moon discussed the prospects of South Korea landing a deal to build a nuclear power plant in the Eastern European country with the Czech Prime Minister.
During his stay in New Zealand, the South Korean leader sought ways to strengthen Seoul's ties with Wellington.
Shin Se-min, Arirang News.
The South Korean leader once again reaffirmed there's still a chance might visit Seoul before the end of the month,... but stressed the regime's denuclearization is the ultimate goal.
Our presidential office correspondent Shin Se-min reports.
From the Czech Republic to Argentina and then to New Zealand,.... President Moon Jae-in is back in Seoul following his final overseas trip of the year.
Though his trip included attending the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, where the world's big players discussed 'building consensus for sustainable development,' the sideline diplomacy between the leaders of South Korea and the U.S. grabbed most of the headlines.
President Moon, after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump,... said the possibility of a reciprocal visit to Seoul by North Korea's Kim Jong-un this year is still on the cards.
"President Trump and I shared understanding that Kim Jong-un's reciprocal visit to Seoul will accelerate denuclearization talks between the North and the U.S."
In other words, Kim's visit does not necessarily have to line up with the upcoming second summit between Kim and Trump.
President Moon said his encounter with President Trump was an opportunity to reaffirm their ironclad alliance and ties, and lift the cloud of speculation that Seoul and Washington are not completely in tune when it comes to North Korea.
"I think talk of possible discord between South Korea and the U.S. is nothing more than baseless speculation."
Apart from the sideline meetings at the G20 Summit, President Moon also shared with the world-- his vision of creating an inclusive and people-centered society.
In Prague, President Moon discussed the prospects of South Korea landing a deal to build a nuclear power plant in the Eastern European country with the Czech Prime Minister.
During his stay in New Zealand, the South Korean leader sought ways to strengthen Seoul's ties with Wellington.
Shin Se-min, Arirang News.