President Moon presses UN members on need to officially end Korean War
- 6 years ago
President Moon Jae-in has been notifying UN member nations about the progress South Korea has made with North Korea.
Delivering a keynote speech on Wednesday at the UN General Assembly,... the South Korean leader said... the "shadow of war" has been removed from the Korean Peninsula.
Our Blue House correspondent Shin Se-min reports from New York.
President Moon Jae-in has brought the international community up to speed on North Korea.
Addressing UN member nations on the last leg of his trip to New York,... the president, spoke of the progress made with Pyeongyang from getting the regime to put down its nuclear weapons to disclosing its will for peace and prosperity in front of the world.
The South Korean president, for the first time on the UN stage, also referred to bringing an official end to the Korean War.
"Ending the Korean War is a pressing issue, and something that must be achieved in order to reach our ultimate goal of peace. I hope related nations take bold steps on denuclearization so we can declare an official end to the war."
Adding to his case for a peaceful Korean Peninsula,... President Moon revealed his administration's plans to utilize the joint economic potential of the two Koreas.
He mentioned his previous proposal of setting up a rail network including the North and the U.S.,.... which would -- in theory -- connect the two Koreas to other Northeast Asian nations, just like the coal and steel community that paved the way for the creation of the European Union.
"The East Asian Railroad Community could become a starting point for a community of East Asian nations on energy and economy, or even perhaps a multilateral peace and security system.
He added through such plans,... the Koreas will help to reinvigorate the stalled economic potential of East Asia, a part of the world that accounts for a quarter of the world's economy.
The South Korean leader also touched upon humanitarian issues,... saying Korea, which suffered under Japan's wartime system of sexual enslavement,... will be front and center of stamping out sexual violence in the region.
"The President is closing out his 4-day trip to New York,... much of which he spent briefing South Korea's allies and international dignitaries on his latest summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un.
What's next-- is to see those seeds of diplomacy bear fruit, perhaps starting with international backing for the new economic map on the Korean Peninsula,.. while waiting on the next meeting of the two key actors-- round two of a Kim-Trump summit .
Shin Se-min, Arirang News, New York."
Delivering a keynote speech on Wednesday at the UN General Assembly,... the South Korean leader said... the "shadow of war" has been removed from the Korean Peninsula.
Our Blue House correspondent Shin Se-min reports from New York.
President Moon Jae-in has brought the international community up to speed on North Korea.
Addressing UN member nations on the last leg of his trip to New York,... the president, spoke of the progress made with Pyeongyang from getting the regime to put down its nuclear weapons to disclosing its will for peace and prosperity in front of the world.
The South Korean president, for the first time on the UN stage, also referred to bringing an official end to the Korean War.
"Ending the Korean War is a pressing issue, and something that must be achieved in order to reach our ultimate goal of peace. I hope related nations take bold steps on denuclearization so we can declare an official end to the war."
Adding to his case for a peaceful Korean Peninsula,... President Moon revealed his administration's plans to utilize the joint economic potential of the two Koreas.
He mentioned his previous proposal of setting up a rail network including the North and the U.S.,.... which would -- in theory -- connect the two Koreas to other Northeast Asian nations, just like the coal and steel community that paved the way for the creation of the European Union.
"The East Asian Railroad Community could become a starting point for a community of East Asian nations on energy and economy, or even perhaps a multilateral peace and security system.
He added through such plans,... the Koreas will help to reinvigorate the stalled economic potential of East Asia, a part of the world that accounts for a quarter of the world's economy.
The South Korean leader also touched upon humanitarian issues,... saying Korea, which suffered under Japan's wartime system of sexual enslavement,... will be front and center of stamping out sexual violence in the region.
"The President is closing out his 4-day trip to New York,... much of which he spent briefing South Korea's allies and international dignitaries on his latest summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un.
What's next-- is to see those seeds of diplomacy bear fruit, perhaps starting with international backing for the new economic map on the Korean Peninsula,.. while waiting on the next meeting of the two key actors-- round two of a Kim-Trump summit .
Shin Se-min, Arirang News, New York."