Moon Jae-in's first year: what's been achieved on North Korea?



Opinion Moon Jae-in’s first year: what’s been achieved on North Korea? Building on the momentum of the past year must be the ROK President's primary goal going forward Tom Eck May 10, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Blue House On May 10 last year, Moon Jae-in became President of South Korea. His election marked the first victory in a presidential election by a liberal party since 2002, returning the political left to power after nine years of conservative rule. President Moon took office in turbulent times, as Pyongyang’s continued launch of ballistic missile tests strained inter-Korean relations and regional security. On May 10 last year, Moon Jae-in became President of South Korea. His election marked the first victory in a presidential election by a liberal party since 2002, returning the political left to power after nine years of conservative rule. President Moon took office in turbulent times, as Pyongyang’s continued launch of ballistic missile tests strained inter-Korean relations and regional security. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Moon Jae-in’s first year: what’s been achieved on North Korea?

Building on the momentum of the past year must be the ROK President's primary goal going forward

Tom Eck May 10, 2018

Moon Jae-in’s first year: what’s been achieved on North Korea?

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On May 10 last year, Moon Jae-in became President of South Korea. His election marked the first victory in a presidential election by a liberal party since 2002, returning the political left to power after nine years of conservative rule.

President Moon took office in turbulent times, as Pyongyang’s continued launch of ballistic missile tests strained inter-Korean relations and regional security.

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