Moon made the remarks in a commemorative speech on April 27 at the National Assembly Members’ Office Building during an event marking the eighth anniversary of the April 27 Panmunjom Declaration, hosted by the Democratic Government Korean Peninsula Peace Inheritance and Development Council and the Ministry of Unification.
“True security cannot be guaranteed by building up military power and raising higher walls of isolation and severance,” Moon said.
He said he hoped that, as eight years ago, improved inter-Korean ties could again serve as a bridge to U.S.-North Korea talks. “Inter-Korean dialogue will be the fastest and safest breakthrough to resolve the current deadlock,” he said.
Moon also called on Trump to show “his unique decisiveness and wisdom” to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table.
“Establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula is an especially difficult and arduous journey,” Moon said. But he argued that if the two Koreas overcome those challenges and build a “model of coexistence and peace” on the peninsula, it could become a major milestone for repairing a fractured world order.
Moon said “the role of the Lee Jae-myung government is clear,” urging it to strengthen and carry forward past achievements while wisely overcoming earlier limits by starting a new “peace relay.”
He said he “sincerely hopes” the stalled peace process will be restarted so the Korean Peninsula can become a place of sustainable peaceful coexistence and prosperity rather than confrontation.
On April 27, 2018, Moon and Kim adopted the “Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification of the Korean Peninsula” at an inter-Korean summit in Panmunjom, centered on improving inter-Korean relations and building a peace regime.
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