Speaking at an event marking his country\u2019s independence from \nJapanese rule, Moon said such a \u201ccommunity\u201d could eventually herald the \nlaunch of a \u201cmultilateral security system\u201d in the region, according to \nthe report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis community will lead to an energy bloc and economic bloc in \nNortheast Asia by expanding our economic area to the northern continent \nand becoming the foundation of co-existence and prosperity in Northeast \nAsia,\u201d Moon projected, according to Yonhap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The president\u2019s administration will seek to link railways and roads with the North before year-end, Yonhap said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The initiative is one of many efforts that Seoul is undertaking to \nstrengthen peace in Northeast Asia following June\u2019s milestone U.S.-North\n Korea summit. Since then, the reclusive regime has dismantled some \nmissile engine testing facilities, but many question leader Kim Jong \nUn\u2019s willingness to deliver on the denuclearization promise he made to \nPresident Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moon also called for broad energy and economic cooperation with the \nNorth on Wednesday, stressing his goal to politically unify both \ncountries. \u201cTrue liberation\u201d will only be achieved when the two \nneighbors establish a lasting peace and economic relations, the head of \nstate was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"