By Yoo Seungki
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday emphasized the improved relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for the denuclearized Korean Peninsula amid emerging signs of dialogue atmosphere.
"When South-North relations were good, North Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear issue showed a hope of resolution and the Korean Peninsula's situations were stably managed. (We) need to look back on that experience," said Moon.
Moon made the remarks during a meeting with officials from the foreign and unification ministries, according to the presidential Blue House. The meeting was arranged to hear the opinions of the working-level officials about security and foreign affairs.
Attending the discussion session were senior presidential secretaries, including chief of staff and top security advisor, as well as foreign and unification ministers, director general-level officials and lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party.
Under the late liberal presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun from 1998 to 2007, inter-Korean relations were better than for the past decade under the conservative governments.
Moon's comments came amid rapprochement signs between the DPRK and the United States.
Tensions ran high on the peninsula following the DPRK's first-ever tests of what it called an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in July.
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