Kim Jong-Un ‘open’ to summit with South Korea to improve ties
But in a nationally televised new year’s speech, the leader of the reclusive communist state stressed that Pyongyang would continue to strengthen its military amid an atmosphere of distrust and tension.
Kim said he saw no reason why there should not be a summit with South Korean president Park Geun-hye or top-level talks if Seoul sincerely wanted better ties. However, he said his country would maintain its dual policy of developing its military and its nuclear capabilities, while trying to diversify its economy and raise the national standard of living.
