Moon Jae-in to Kim Jong Un: "You should respond to Trump and enter into dialogue... It's a golden opportunity"

[Financial News] Former President Moon Jae-in urged North Korea on the 18th to resume inter-Korean dialogue, saying, "North Korea must not forget the frustration of the no-deal outcome at the 2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit, which resulted from putting the focus on North Korea–United States dialogue while delaying and halting inter-Korean dialogue."
At a ceremony held at the National Assembly that day to mark the eighth anniversary of the September 19 Pyongyang Joint Declaration and the Inter-Korean Military Agreement, former President Moon Jae-in said, "North Korea must actively pursue inter-Korean dialogue alongside North Korea–United States dialogue."
Moon emphasized, "North Korea–United States dialogue and inter-Korean dialogue are not alternatives in which one replaces the other. They form a virtuous cycle in which each drives and energizes the other."
He added, "Even if North Korea–United States dialogue were to fail temporarily, the situation on the Korean Peninsula would be very different today if inter-Korean dialogue had continued. If North Korea–United States dialogue greatly reduces instability and tensions on the Korean Peninsula, inter-Korean dialogue is about North and South Korea, the owners of this land, building a house of peace and prosperity together."
In particular, he cited U.S. President Donald Trump's stated willingness to engage in dialogue with North Korea and urged North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to respond.
Moon said, "I urge Chairman Kim Jong Un to respond and come to the table for dialogue as soon as possible. This is an exceptionally good opportunity for North Korea as well."
He continued, "If North Korea and the United States sit down together again, they can learn from the failure in Hanoi and achieve better results and tangible gains. For North Korea, this would be a golden opportunity to dramatically improve its relations with the United States, ensure regime stability, and further develop its economy."
Moon identified restoring the September 19 Inter-Korean Military Agreement as the top priority for rebuilding inter-Korean relations. He stressed, "Peace is the bold imagination to manage a bad reality so that it does not worsen, and ultimately transform confrontation into coexistence. The most urgent task for us now is restoring the September 19 Inter-Korean Military Agreement."
Regarding President Lee Jae Myung's vision of "inclusive, stable, and responsible peaceful coexistence," presented in his Liberation Day address, Moon said, "I strongly support it" and added, "I hope this vision will steadily lead to concrete policies and action."
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