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 by Staff Writers Pyeongchang, South Korea (AFP) Feb 17, 2018
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in on Saturday said it was too early to think about a summit with North Korea despite the Olympic-driven rapprochement with its nuclear-armed neighbour. Moon last week received an invitation from the North's leader Kim Jong Un for a summit in Pyongyang. The invitation was extended by his younger sister Kim Yo Jong, who visited as part of a high-level delegation to attend the Winter Games in the South. "There are high hopes for a North-South summit but I think it is a bit rushed," Moon told reporters in Pyeongchang during a visit to the main press centre. "We have a Korean saying (on acting prematurely), which is 'looking for hot water beside the well'," he added. The North is subject to multiple sets of UN Security Council sanctions over its banned nuclear and ballistic missile programmes and conducted dozens of weapons test last year. But the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang have seen Moon and Kim's younger sister cheering a unified Korean women's ice hockey team, enjoying a concert and dining together. However Moon said the so-called "Peace Olympics" have highlighted the need for engagement between Washington and Pyongyang. "The general consensus on the need for dialogue between the US and North Korea is gradually increasing," he said. "We are waiting for the current inter-Korean talks to lead to dialogue between the US and North Korea, and to denuclearisation." Washington insists that Pyongyang must take concrete steps towards denuclearisation before any talks can begin, while Moon has long argued for closer involvement to bring it to the negotiating table.
No plan for 'bloody nose' North Korea strike: US officials Washington (AFP) Feb 15, 2018 The United States is not considering a pre-emptive "bloody nose" strike on North Korea to punish it for its nuclear weapons program, US lawmakers and a senior official said Thursday. At a hearing to confirm nominees for top State Department roles, senators said they had been told by members of President Donald Trump's national security team that no such idea was even on the table. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific Susan Thornton, who has been nominated for confirm ... read more
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