Japan's Nikkei report on the Korea talks held yesterday

  • North Korea refusing to budge even an inch on its pursuit of nuclear weapons program
  • Signaling further challenges ahead
  • Pyongyang agreed to send officials, athletes, supporters and press to the Pyeongchang Olympics in February

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There have been plenty of comments from South Korean President Moon today on the talks, these via Reuters:

  • S.Korea president says he does not want immediate reunification of two Koreas
  • his goal is to resolve North Korea nuclear issue, create firm peace
  • can never move from core stance that Korea peninsula must be denuclearised
  • Says improving inter-Korean relations, resolving North Korea nuclear issue can't go separately
  • Further provocation by North Korea will be met with more sanctions
  • open to any form of summit with North Korea
  • Says US President Trump deserves big credit for bringing about inter-Korean talks
  • S. Korea will step in line with global sanctions on North Korea
  • No plan yet to lift unilateral sanctions against North Korea