Moon for months, calling his South Korean government an American stooge, Mr. Kim used his New Year’s speech on Monday to embrace the South Korean leader’s overture. Moon said early Tuesday, instructing his cabinet to move swiftly to open dialogue with North Korea. North Korea also sent squads to cheer for its athletes in international events in South Korea in 2002, 2003 and 2005. The coming talks with North Korea over its Olympic participation could be a testing ground for Mr. Kim’s intentions. Mr. Kim also demanded that South Korea stop joining the American-led campaign to squeeze North Korea with sanctions.

Source: New York Times January 02, 2018 07:52 UTC