News Snapshot:
Seoul: Days after outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in made possibly his last ambitious push to diplomatically resolve the standoff over North Korea’s nuclear programme, the North on Friday rejected his call for a declaration ending the Korean War, making it clear it has no interest in political statements unless they bring badly needed relief from crippling economic sanctions. Nuclear diplomacy between the US and North Korea has stalled over disagreements over a relaxation of the US-led sanctions in exchange for steps toward denuclearisation by the North. Analysts say North Korea is trying to use Moon’s desire for inter-Korean engagement...
