Speaking on the first day of his presidency yesterday, Yoon said: “While North Korea's nuclear weapon programmes are a threat not only to our security and that of northeast Asia, the door to dialogue will remain open so that we can peacefully resolve this threat."
Yoon has previously vowed to take a tougher stance against Pyongyang than his predecessor but appears to have avoided provoking the regime amid speculation that it could be preparing to conduct a nuclear test. North Korea has previously rejected incentives tied to progress on abandoning its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
"If North Korea genuinely embarks on a process to complete denuclearisation we are prepared to work with the international community to present an audacious plan that will vastly strengthen North Korea's economy and improve the quality of life for its people,” Yoon told a crowd of 40,000 people attending his inauguration outside the national assembly in Seoul, according to the Yonhap news agency.
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