South Korea's new liberal President was sworn in yesterday and vowed to tackle immediately the hard tasks of addressing North Korea's advancing nuclear ambitions and soothing tensions with the United States and China.
US President Donald Trump spoke to his newly-elected South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in and invited him to visit Washington, the White House has said.
The United Nations Security Council first imposed sanctions on North Korea in 2006 and has strengthened the measures in response to its five nuclear tests and two long-range rocket launches.
In Tuesday's snap election to choose a successor to South Korea's recently ousted President Park Geun-hye, Democratic Party of Korea candidate and former human rights lawyer Moon won by almost 20 percentage points, capping a decade of conservative rule in South Korea.
North Korea is believed to be preparing for a sixth nuclear test and is working to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of reaching the United States, presenting Trump with perhaps his most pressing security issue. Trump has called for South Korea to pay the USA $1 billion for a system the US has always described as in America's vital security interests.
New South Korea's President Moon Jae-in arrives at the National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, May 10, 2017.
Initially close relations between the two under former President Park Geun-hye rapidly deteriorated because of South Korea's deployment of the sophisticated system.
After bowing to honour the former presidents, independence fighters and war heroes at the cemetery, Moon wrote in a visitor book: "A country worth being proud of; a strong and reliable president!"
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China is key to any breakthrough, according to Mr. DeTrani, who said during an unofficial meeting with several members of the Japanese Diet, or parliament, that Beijing has the power to get Pyongyang "to halt its nuclear programs and to enter into denuclearization talks".
One clue could be the sudden rush to deploy the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defence) system in South Korea before the election.
He has also shown ambivalence over the USA missile defense system THAAD, which has been deployed in South Korea to the fury of China. "I would like to work with you to ensure the development of Sino-South Korean ties better benefits the two countries and peoples", the president added.
Trump has called on Beijing to do more to rein in North Korea, while China is angry over THAAD, which it be-lieves could pose a threat to its military.
North Korea made a global appeal in a letter released on Friday for states to reconsider enforcing U.N. sanctions on the Asian nation as Washington seeks to step up pressure on Pyongyang to end its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
North Korea is approaching the capability to threaten America with a nuclear-tipped missile. China denies it has done anything to hurt South Korean businesses.
The Bank of Korea in April said it expects the economy to grow 2.6% in 2017, amid increased worries regarding trade deals with major countries coupled with lower domestic demand growth (read: Steel ETF Declines as Tax Ruling Disappoints).
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