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In August 15 speech, Moon says inter-Korean cooperation will bring “true liberation”

ROK President says North-South economic initiatives could raise USD$150 billion over next 30 years

The ROK President on Wednesday said the improvement of North-South relations is not an “incidental effect” of progress in DPRK-U.S. ties and that economic cooperation and peace between the two Koreas will bring about the "true liberation" of the peninsula.

In a speech to mark Korea's Liberation Day, President Moon Jae-in also pledged to take a “bold step" towards ending the Korean War and the denuclearization of the peninsula when he visits Pyongyang next month.

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