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As expected, North Korean leader Chairman Kim Jong Un did not show up at the South Korea-ASEAN summit in Busan, despite being invited by President Moon Jae-in.

State media then published a commentary where it essentially said that the North Korean leader would not and should not have a summit for the sake of it, and that in the current situation no meaningful discussion is possible. 

However, the North Korean commentary was remarkably polite towards the South Koreans. In its statement,