SKorean President Moon at Elysee Palace for dinner with Macron
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(15 Oct 2018) French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that France wants to use its role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council "to achieve the complete, verifiable and non-reversible denuclearisation of North Korea." Macron was addressing South Korean President Moon Jae-in as he hosted him and his wife for dinner at the Elysee Palace. Moon, who is on a state visit to France, thanked Macron and the French people for "their relentless support for South Korean peace efforts." Earlier on Monday following talks, Macron said France is not going to ease sanctions on North Korea or establish diplomatic relations with North Korea at this stage. Moon said he considers France, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, as a key partner in efforts toward peace with North Korea. Moon, who is on a European trip which also includes Italy, Belgium and Denmark, aims to seek support for inter-Korean rapprochement amid widespread international scepticism that North Korea will disarm. Both leaders pledged to enhance economic and cultural cooperation between their countries in a joint news conference earlier on Monday in Paris. North and South Korea continued their push for peace on Monday with high-level talks that resulted in a host of agreements, including a plan by the rivals for a groundbreaking ceremony this year on an ambitious project to connect their railways and roads. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/8aa4c4b2db2f770f5e5779f950901856
