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06-30-2017, 08:49 PM
WASHINGTON: South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-In lobbied US leaders on Thursday to back his policy of engagement with **rth Korea, as the Trump administration vowed to increase pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear programme.
On his first overseas trip since his landslide election victory this month, Moon met with Congressional leaders ahead of a dinner with his counterpart Donald Trump.
The Trump administration has been trying to isolate the **rth Korean regime following a ****** of missile tests, including by persuading China -- Pyongyang’s main diplomatic ally -- to help bring Kim Jong-Un into line.
But speaking on board his flight to the United States on Wednesday, Moon said Seoul and Washington should offer concessions to Pyongyang if it complies with their demands, according to multiple South Korean reports.
“Without rewarding **rth Korea for its bad actions, South Korea and the United States should closely consult what they may give the **rth in return for a nuclear freeze,” he said.
“A nuclear freeze is a gate to dialogue and the exit of the dialogue is a complete nuclear dismantlement,” he added.
Moon met on Thursday with House Speaker Paul Ryan and top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi in an ornate room in the US Capitol, with Ryan hailing “strong” bilateral ties but only briefly addressing security issues on the Korean peninsula before reporters were ushered out. “We have shared concerns such as the threats posed to both of our nations from **rth Korea,” Ryan told Moon.
The South Korean president responded by saying that when it comes to humanitarian issues, “we must cross boundaries and all party lines and all try to unite together as one.”
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On his first overseas trip since his landslide election victory this month, Moon met with Congressional leaders ahead of a dinner with his counterpart Donald Trump.
The Trump administration has been trying to isolate the **rth Korean regime following a ****** of missile tests, including by persuading China -- Pyongyang’s main diplomatic ally -- to help bring Kim Jong-Un into line.
But speaking on board his flight to the United States on Wednesday, Moon said Seoul and Washington should offer concessions to Pyongyang if it complies with their demands, according to multiple South Korean reports.
“Without rewarding **rth Korea for its bad actions, South Korea and the United States should closely consult what they may give the **rth in return for a nuclear freeze,” he said.
“A nuclear freeze is a gate to dialogue and the exit of the dialogue is a complete nuclear dismantlement,” he added.
Moon met on Thursday with House Speaker Paul Ryan and top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi in an ornate room in the US Capitol, with Ryan hailing “strong” bilateral ties but only briefly addressing security issues on the Korean peninsula before reporters were ushered out. “We have shared concerns such as the threats posed to both of our nations from **rth Korea,” Ryan told Moon.
The South Korean president responded by saying that when it comes to humanitarian issues, “we must cross boundaries and all party lines and all try to unite together as one.”
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