Korean leaders exchange letters of hope amid tensions

The two leaders, at a meeting in 2018 (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP, File)

The leaders of North and South Korea have exchanged letters expressing hope for improved bilateral relations, which had plummeted in the past three years amid a freeze in nuclear negotiations and the North’s accelerating weapons development.

North Korea’s state media said leader Kim Jong Un had received a personal letter from outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in, and replied on Thursday with his own letter appreciating Mr Moon’s peace efforts during his term in office.