TOKYO, May 08 (Reuters): Japan and North Korea should begin talks to normalize relations between the two countries and contribute to peace and stability in the region, South Korean President Moon Jae-in told a Japanese newspaper on Tuesday.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in attends a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Peace House at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018. Korea Summit Press Pool/Pool via Reuters
"In particular, I think dialogue between Japan and North Korea should be resumed," Moon said in the interview with the Yomiuri Shimbun.
"If Japan-North Korea relations are normalized, that would greatly contribute to peace and security in Northeast Asia beyond the Korean peninsula," he said in written answers to questions submitted by the newspaper.
At Moon's summit last month with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, both sides agreed to work toward denuclearization. Kim said during that meeting he was "ready to have a dialogue with Japan anytime", Moon told the newspaper.
Japan, N Korea should talk to normalise relations: Moon
FE Team | Published: May 08, 2018 22:18:08
Japan, N Korea should talk to normalise relations: Moon
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