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President Moon Jae-in exchanged the last personal letter of his tenure with Kim Jong-un, general secretary of the North Korean Workers' Party.
President Moon urged that dialogue and cooperation with the next government be continued, and General Secretary Kim replied that any improvement in relations is possible if there is an effort.
This is Reporter Junmo Moon.
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The exchange of personal letters between the leaders of the two Koreas took place the day before (the 20th) when President Moon Jae-in sent a letter to the general secretary of the North Korean Workers' Party, Kim Jong-un, that also served as the final greeting of his term.
President Moon expressed regret that inter-Korean dialogue did not reach the place he had hoped for, but he urged the new government to continue dialogue and cooperation.
[Park Gyeong-mi / Blue House Spokesperson
: The progress of the dialogue is up to the next government, and I have asked Chairman Kim to engage in inter-Korean cooperation while maintaining the cause of peace on the Korean Peninsula.]
He replied that inter-Korean relations could be developed without any effort.
He then said that it was an indelible achievement to put together historical declarations and agreements that are milestones in inter-Korean relations, and he respected President Moon.
[Park Gyeong-mi / Blue House Spokesperson: (Secretary Kim) highly valued and respected President Moon's anguish, hard work, and passion, and said that he would respect him without change even after he retired.] As the
two leaders reaffirmed their trust in each other, There are also speculations that President Moon will play a role in improving inter-Korean relations after he leaves office.
President Moon also said in his personal letter, "I will work with my heart for peace on the Korean Peninsula anytime, anywhere."
A high-ranking Blue House official predicted, "If you have a role as a former president in resolving the issue of peace and denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula, you can do it."