Secretary-General Welcomes High-Level Dialogue between States of Korean Peninsula

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General welcomes the high-level political dialogue that took place between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea today on the margins of the closing ceremony of the Incheon Asian Games.  It is encouraging that the two parties agreed to hold another round of high-level talks soon.

As the Secretary-General has repeatedly emphasized, dialogue is the only way to resolve outstanding issues.  He reiterates his hope that the parties concerned will continue to build positive momentum towards a peaceful and denuclearized Korean peninsula.