SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, urged the United States and North Korea on Monday to soften their uncompromising stances so that talks could start on defusing the crisis prompted by the North’s nuclear program and Washington’s threats to stop it with military force.
During a meeting with China’s vice premier, Liu Yandong, Mr. Moon said both North Korea and the United States had begun showing a willingness for talks. But Mr. Moon said both sides still needed to step back from their uncompromising stances to make talks possible, according to a statement from his office.