New S. Korean ambassador to UN vows to focus on Korea peace process
Amb. Cho Hyun held a meeting with reporters at the South Korean mission to the U.N., saying the multinational organization can play an important role in realizing President Moon Jae-in's vision for a Korean Peninsula peace process.
«My priority is what role I will play at the U.N. to put in place the Korean Peninsula peace process,» Cho said, adding that the U.N. views Seoul's policies favorably.
He said the recent tensions between North Korea and the U.S. following the breakdown of working-level denuclearization negotiations early this month appeared to be a continuation of the two countries' strategies to gain the upper hand.
He also attributed the recent deterioration of inter-Korean ties to North Korea's «whining» designed to show that it has the upper hand.
Cho took office a week ago after previously serving as South Korea's deputy ambassador to the U.N., ambassador to Austria and India, and second and first vice foreign minister.