[Press Conference] President Moon: "US-ROK Exercises Can Be Discussed with North Korea via Inter-Korean Military Committee"

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[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] President Moon Jae-in said on the 18th regarding North Korea's weapons buildup, "The South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises can be discussed with North Korea through the Inter-Korean Military Joint Commission."

At the New Year's press conference held at the Blue House Chuncheon Hall that day, President Moon said, "The South Korea-U.S. joint exercises we conduct are annual exercises," and added, "I want to emphasize once again that these are defensive exercises."

President Moon also spoke about the declaration of the end of the war, saying, "The true goal we must achieve is, on one hand, denuclearization, and if denuclearization is fully realized, then through the conclusion of a peace agreement between North Korea and the U.S., or between North and South Korea, or among three parties, peace will be fully established and North Korea-U.S. relations will be normalized."

He continued, "Whether in the dialogue process for denuclearization or in the peacebuilding dialogue process leading to a peace agreement, this can be a very important momentum," and emphasized, "When the Biden administration takes office, we will explain our vision to the U.S. side through various communications and persuade them."

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