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President Moon Jae-in, who is on a state visit to Australia, said he is not considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. It is an ally with the United States, but the relationship with China should also be considered.



First of all, this is Reporter Junmo Moon from Australia.



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President Moon Jae-in made his first statement on the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics in a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.



[President Moon Jae-in: No other country, including the United States, has received any invitation to participate in the (Beijing Olympics diplomatic boycott), nor is the Korean government reviewing it.] The



United States led Australia and other countries in the China-check-in coalition to hold diplomatic envoys to the Olympics. I said that I would not send it to .



While the alliance with the United States is the cornerstone of diplomacy and security, President Moon puts economic relations with China, its largest trading partner, on the same line.



[President Moon Jae-in: (But) On the other hand, economically, the relationship with China is also very important.]



President Moon said that the US, China and North Korea, in principle, are in favor of the prospect of a declaration of an end to the Korean War at the end of his term. It was also diagnosed that there were obstacles.



[President Moon Jae-in: We have not yet entered the dialogue because North Korea is demanding the fundamental withdrawal of its hostile policy toward North Korea as a prerequisite.]



President Moon said that he would try to achieve an approach through dialogue until the end, but the difference in positions between North Korea and the United States still seems to be large.



At the summit meeting today (13th), South Korea and Australia also agreed to export Korean K-9 self-propelled artillery and allow Korean nationals who have completed vaccinations to enter Australia without quarantine from the day after tomorrow.



(Video coverage: Choi Dae-woong, video editing: Kim Jong-mi, CG: Han Jeong-woo, Ryu Sang-soo)