United States, South Korea must always “go forward together”, says Moon

February 27, 2018

SEOUL – South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, says the process of denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula and that of inter-Korean dialogue must have improvements together, and that, toward this aim, close co-operation between Seoul and Washington is essential.

Meeting with Ivanka Trump in her role as White House advisor, Moon said North Korea’s PyeongChang Olympics participation has brought active dialogue between North and South Korea, and that tensions had eased on the Korean Peninsula and inter-Korean relations improved.

 

Moon said that interest from and co-operation with the U.S. had played a crucial part in helping Korea successfully host the PyeongChang Olympics, and that the United States and South Korea must always “go forward together”.

 

“Looking at these Winter Olympics, I realised once again just how close Seoul and Washington are to each other,” he said.

 

Said Ivanka Trump: “We reaffirm our bonds of friendship, of co-operation, of partnership, as we reaffirm our commitment to our ‘maximum pressure’ campaign to ensure that the Korean Peninsula is denuclearised.” 

 

She was part of a U.S. delegation visiting South Korea for the Closing Ceremony for the cosing ceremony of the Olympics.  www.korea.net (ATI).