Moon Jae-in

At historic meeting, Korean leaders eye end of war and 'complete denuclearisation'

It is the first time since the 1950s that a North Korean leader stepped on South territory, and a South Korean leader stepped into the North.

Apr 27, 2018, 17:38 PM IST

Historic: Kim Jong Un becomes first North Korean leader to cross-border into South since 1953​ Korean war

"I am happy to meet you," Moon told Kim before the visitor stepped over the line, making him the first North Korean leader to set foot in the South since the Korean War ended in an armistice 65 years ago.

Apr 27, 2018, 06:24 AM IST

Ahead of historic inter-Korea summit, South Korea switches off loudspeakers blasting messages at North Korea

Relations have improved markedly in recent months, with the North announcing at the weekend that it would not conduct any more nuclear tests or long-range missile launches.

Apr 23, 2018, 08:01 AM IST

South Korea president Moon Jae-in opens Winter Paralympics

South Korean President Moon Jae-in declared the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics open Friday during a spectacular ceremony that comes amid an Olympics-driven inter-Korean thaw.

Mar 09, 2018, 21:19 PM IST

Kim Jong-un wants to 'write new history' with South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said that he wants to "vigorously advance" relations with South Korea.

Mar 06, 2018, 15:36 PM IST

North Korea's Kim Jong-un meets South Korean envoys

This is the first time that officials from Seoul met the reclusive North Korean leader since he took office in 2011.

Mar 05, 2018, 22:52 PM IST

Kim Jong-un invites South Korea's President to Pyongyang

  North Korea`s rather reclusive leader Kim Jong-un has asked South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Pyongyang at the "earliest date" possible for what will be a third inter-Korean summit.

Feb 10, 2018, 14:47 PM IST

South Korean president meets North Korean delegation

South Korean President Moon Jae-in met a 22-member North Korean delegation, which was led by its ceremonial leader Kim Yong-nam at the South Korean presidential office, Cheong Wa Dae (Blue House) on Saturday.

Feb 10, 2018, 11:16 AM IST

Japan PM Shinzo Abe tells South Korean President Moon Jae-in that 2015 'comfort women' deal is final

 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe restated Tokyo`s opposition to revising a 2015 agreement on "comfort women" in talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday, calling the deal a promise between nations and the basis of two-way ties.

Feb 09, 2018, 15:41 PM IST

Trump speaks to Japan's PM, S Korea's President about North Korea

President Donald Trump spoke with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-In and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about the upcoming Winter Olympics and the current situation in the Korean peninsula, the White House said today.

Feb 03, 2018, 06:28 AM IST

Denuclearisation is path to peace: South Korea`s Moon Jae-In

Delegates from North and South Korea held their first official talks for two years on Tuesday at Panmunjom in the Demilitarised Zone that divides the peninsula.

Jan 10, 2018, 07:25 AM IST

South Korea proposes high-level talks with North, after Kim Jong-Un's New Year olive branch

South Korean minister Cho Myoung-Gyon said Seoul is ready for talks "at any time and place in any form".

Jan 02, 2018, 11:16 AM IST

South Korea to buy US weapons to counter threat from North: Donald Trump

South Korea has agreed to buy US weapons worth "billions of dollars" to guard against threats from nuclear-armed North Korea, US President Donald Trump said Tuesday. 

Nov 07, 2017, 18:09 PM IST

Donald Trump declares 'North Korea is being reined in'

Donald Trump`s tone in Seoul, just an hour south of the Demilitarised Zone that divides the peninsula, and whose 10 million inhabitants would find themselves on the front line of any conflict, was in marked contrast to previous rhetoric. 

Nov 07, 2017, 18:00 PM IST

Trump visit could be 'turning point' on North Korea policy: Moon

South Korea President Moon Jae-in said he hoped a visit by US President Donald Trump would be a turning point in efforts to defuse tensions over North Korea`s nuclear program as the two leaders met in Seoul on Tuesday.

Nov 07, 2017, 12:36 PM IST

North Korea rules out negotiations as Donald Trump heads to Asia

North Korea ruled out talks and threatened to increase its nuclear arsenal in a fresh warning to Donald Trump's administration on Saturday as the US President set off on a tour of Asia.

Nov 04, 2017, 15:15 PM IST

South Korea not seeking collapse of North Korea: Moon Jae-In to UN

Moon, a longtime dove who was elected in May, warned North Korea to end its string of nuclear and missile tests but also promised help if the communist neighbor changed course.

Sep 21, 2017, 21:14 PM IST

Japan PM Shinzo Abe says to decide timing of election on return from UN trip

Abe`s coalition would be likely to lose its two-thirds "super majority" in the lower house but keep a simple majority, political sources say.

Sep 18, 2017, 19:44 PM IST

Donald Trump tweets about North Korea's 'Rocket Man'

On September 15, North Korea launched a medium-range ballistic missile over Japanese territory, several days after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2375.

Sep 17, 2017, 20:14 PM IST

South Korea's Moon discusses ''unpredictable'' North Korea situation with Putin

Moon, who came to power earlier this year advocating a policy of pursuing engagement with Pyongyang, has come under increasing pressure to take a harder line on North Korea. 

Sep 06, 2017, 13:10 PM IST