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WORLD NEWSTuesday 4 April 2017
Liberal front-runner in South Korean race wins party nomination
South Korea’s opposition party Democratic Party leader Moon Jae-in celebrates after winning the If Moon Jae-in is elected, eradicate corruption, heal
nomination as the party’s presidential candidate during a party’s presidential primary in Seoul, it would end nearly a de- a deepening conservative-
South Korea, Monday, April 3, 2017. Moon who advocates improved ties with rival North Korea has cade of conservative rule liberal divide and strength-
become his party’s candidate in next month’s election of a successor to recently ousted President in South Korea, during en national security.
Park Geun-hye. which ties with North Ko- Moon didn’t touch upon
rea have plunged to one North Korea. But he has
(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) of the lowest points in de- previously called Park’s
cades due to the North’s hard-line North Korea poli-
HYUNG-JIN KIM to improve ties with rival his status as front-runner in nuclear and missile tests cy a failure, saying it’s time
Associated Press North Korea and pursue next month’s election of a and the South’s response. to use both sanctions and
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — sweeping reforms became successor to recently oust- Analysts say Moon’s softer dialogue to persuade the
A liberal South Korean op- his party’s presidential can- ed President Park Geun- approach toward North North to resume negotia-
position leader who wants didate Monday, boosting hye. Korea could produce dis- tions on ending its nuclear
cord with Washington. and missile programs. He
Moon’s popularity has has also been highly critical
surged since last fall, when of Park’s decision to let the
a high-profile corruption United States place a high-
scandal involving Park tech missile defense system
and a confidante flared. in South Korea that has an-
Millions took to the streets gered both North Korea
and called for Park’s oust- and China.
er, leading parliament to Moon’s stance could trig-
impeach her in Decem- ger “a certain level of fric-
ber and the Constitutional tion or discord” with the
Court to formally end her government of U.S. Presi-
rule in March. Prosecutors dent Donald Trump, which
arrested and jailed Park last has signaled a tougher
week. stance toward North Korea,
Moon, who lost the 2012 said Lim Eul Chul, a North
election to Park, received Korea expert at South Ko-
a second chance to run for rea’s Kyungnam University.
the presidency by winning But Lim said Moon isn’t likely
the Democratic Party’s to take any drastic recon-
nomination in party voting ciliation measures because
that ended Monday. In a North Korea “has gone too
victory speech, Moon said far” in its nuclear program
if elected he would try to in recent years.q
Japan envoy recalled in statue
flap will return to South Korea
MARI YAMAGUCHI threats from North Korea,
he said.
Associated Press Before and during World
War II, many Korean and
TOKYO (AP) — Japan said other women in Asia were
forced to work in brothels
Monday that it is returning for the Japanese military
in what was known as
its recalled ambassador Japan’s “comfort women”
system.
to South Korea despite a Kishida said Japan regrets
that South Korea has not
continuing impasse over a complied with what was
supposed to be a final
“comfort woman” statue, agreement to resolve
their differences over the
but insisted it is not caving comfort woman issue in
late 2015, and that the
in to Seoul’s position. ambassador will work
to make sure the new
Foreign Minister Fumio administration respects the
deal.
Kishida announced that
He acknowledged
Ambassador Yasumasa the recall of Japan’s
ambassador had not
Nagamine will fly back to helped resolve the
deadlock.
Seoul on Tuesday, along “The agreement is a
promise that the two
with the Japanese consul- countries made to
international society.q
general in the South Korean
city of Busan.
Kishida said the decision
came as Seoul goes
through a period of
transition and Japan needs
to study and develop ties
with the new government
that succeeds impeached
South Korean President Park
Geun-hye. It is important
for the two governments
to coordinate closely and
exchange information
amid ongoing missile
