North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for urgent talks with South Korea to make next month's Winter Olympics a success even with repeated threats to use nuclear force against the United States.
In an annual New Year's Day speech, Kim said that "we sincerely hope the games will be successful." He said both Koreas should seek to resolve problems among themselves rather than seek help from outside the region.
"It's about time that the North and South sit down and seriously discuss how to improve inter-Korean relations by ourselves and dramatically open up," Kim said on Monday. Referring to the Olympics, he said later "We're willing to take necessary steps including sending our delegation, and for this, the authorities from the North and South could urgently meet."
President Moon Jae-in welcomes Kim's comments and repeated that South Korea is ready for talks without conditions, a spokesperson said.
Source: Bloomberg
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