South Korean President Wang, who was visiting New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, came home on the afternoon of the 24th. During the visit to the United States, where criticism over the appointment of Mr. Choguk, who was suspected of misconduct, was strengthened, he wanted to break down the stagnation of the North-South relationship through a meeting with President Trump. However, experts say that the results were not as expected.
Mr. Wen attended the United Nations General Assembly for the third year in a row, but at first, Prime Minister Inagyeong was considering attending. It is because there is no precedent for the Korean president to attend the United Nations General Assembly for three consecutive years. Turn, also Mr. statement was supposed to attend this year, in addition to North Korea entered in September showed a positive attitude to the resumption of US-North Korean talks over the denuclearization, to meet with Mr. Trump prospect Because it stood.
The meeting with Mr. Trump took an hour and five minutes, far exceeding the schedule. According to Korea's Presidential Office, with the intention of advancing US-North Korea talks, Mr. Wen and Mr. Trump said, “The relationship with North Korea was changed and the hostilities that lasted nearly 70 years were terminated, making it permanent on the Korean Peninsula. Reaffirmed the will to build a peaceful system. "
However, according to a Korean government official ...
