Kim Jong-un Talks of Reconciliation in New Year’s Speech
- 8 years ago
North Korea 's leader, Kim Jong-un , said in his annual New Year's speech on Friday that he was willing to discuss reconciliation with South Korea , while warning that the North's military would keep working to develop "more diverse" capabilities.
"We will actively pursue dialogue and improvement in ties between North and South Korea," Mr. Kim said in his 29-minute speech, which he read before a red backdrop that bore the symbol of his ruling Workers' Party.
Mr. Kim did not specifically mention the North's nuclear weapons or long-range missile programs on Friday, though he said the country would continue to develop "more diverse means of military strike of our own style."
"We will actively pursue dialogue and improvement in ties between North and South Korea," Mr. Kim said in his 29-minute speech, which he read before a red backdrop that bore the symbol of his ruling Workers' Party.
Mr. Kim did not specifically mention the North's nuclear weapons or long-range missile programs on Friday, though he said the country would continue to develop "more diverse means of military strike of our own style."