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Tuesday 4 april 2017
Liberal front-runner in South Korean race wins party nomination

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