Kim-Moon letters mean division in South Korea, not reconciliation with the North



Analysis Kim-Moon letters mean division in South Korea, not reconciliation with the North Kim Jong Un’s warm words do not match his aggressive actions, but will add an air of confusion about his true intentions James Fretwell April 22, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Joint Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps - NKNEWS (April 27, 2018) The latest letter exchange between Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in doesn’t mean that a diplomatic breakthrough is around the corner, but it could spark more fighting within South Korea about how best to deal with the North. On Friday morning, the DPRK’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) revealed that the leaders of the two Koreas recently exchanged letters sharing their hopes that North and South can work together to improve relations. Kim added that he appreciated the outgoing president’s efforts during his time in office, and Moon expressed his will to Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil 02In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before 03Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade 04How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 05How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 06All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 07No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 08What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care

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Kim-Moon letters mean division in South Korea, not reconciliation with the North

Kim Jong Un’s warm words do not match his aggressive actions, but will add an air of confusion about his true intentions

James Fretwell April 22, 2022

Kim-Moon letters mean division in South Korea, not reconciliation with the North

Joint Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps - NKNEWS (April 27, 2018)

The latest letter exchange between Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in doesn’t mean that a diplomatic breakthrough is around the corner, but it could spark more fighting within South Korea about how best to deal with the North.

On Friday morning, the DPRK’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) revealed that the leaders of the two Koreas recently exchanged letters sharing their hopes that North and South can work together to improve relations.

Kim added that he appreciated the outgoing president’s efforts during his time in office, and Moon expressed his will to

01Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil
02In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before
03Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade
04How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand
05How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties
06All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024
07No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia
08What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care

Kim-Moon letters mean division in South Korea, not reconciliation with the North

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