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North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to "frequently" meet South Korea's President Moon Jae-in next year to discuss denuclearisation.
In a rare letter to Seoul, Mr Kim said he wished to pursue peace between the countries and "solve the issue of denuclearising the peninsula together", a spokesman for Mr Moon said.
Mr Kim also expressed "much regret" that he could not visit Seoul in 2018.
He promised to make the trip after Mr Moon visited Pyongyang in September.
On his visit to North Korea's capital, Mr Moon gave a speech at the Mass Games, saying the two countries should "become one" again.
Although both countries technically remain at war, relations improved markedly in 2018 thanks to a number of conciliatory gestures from Mr Kim.
In a rare letter to Seoul, Mr Kim said he wished to pursue peace between the countries and "solve the issue of denuclearising the peninsula together", a spokesman for Mr Moon said.
Mr Kim also expressed "much regret" that he could not visit Seoul in 2018.
He promised to make the trip after Mr Moon visited Pyongyang in September.
On his visit to North Korea's capital, Mr Moon gave a speech at the Mass Games, saying the two countries should "become one" again.
Although both countries technically remain at war, relations improved markedly in 2018 thanks to a number of conciliatory gestures from Mr Kim.
Kim Jong-un letter asks for more summits
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Many in South Korea do not like the idea of reunification....because it means South Korea paying for everything for Communist nKorea.
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During Reagan administration, "trust, but verify" eventually emerged. Both US and USSR had inspectors in each other's countries for nuclear weapon compliance. Summits mean nothing unless there is follow-up action to ensure proper balanced reconciliation. It seems like South Korea and US are doing most of the giving, but North Korea and China are doing most of the taking.
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Both countries have very different definitions of what denuclearizing means, while sanctions have been effective in some measures, without China applying legitimate pressure, the ruling class won't have any incentive to change. Unless the NK military turns against the party, I can't see any meaningful change occurring on the peninsula.
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