Korean peninsula: the plot thickens

US President Donald Trump’s hard-nosed approach to North Korea is likely to have played a role in the election on the 9 May 2017 of a South Korean president Moon Jae-in who takes a softer view of Pyongyang, and who opposes US intervention.

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ESO: Background information: South Korea's presidential election: Potential for a new EU role in the Korean Peninsula http://www.europeansources.info/record/south-koreas-presidential-election-potential-for-a-new-eu-role-in-the-korean-peninsula/

ESO: Background information: Meeting between President of the European Council Donald Tusk, High Representative Federica Mogherini, and Special Envoy of President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea http://www.europeansources.info/record/meeting-between-president-of-the-european-council-donald-tusk-high-representative-federica-mogherini-and-special-envoy-of-president-moon-jae-in-of-the-republic-of-korea/

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