By Jung Da-min
North Korea's propaganda media Monday emphasized that 2018 has been a new era of peace and prosperity on the Korean peninsula.
"This
year has been a tumultuous year for the North-South relationship, that had suffered from aggravation of hostilities and confrontation for a long time, has experienced a dramatic change in accordance with the intention and demands of the whole people, the state-run Arirang-meari said in an editorial Monday. "It presented a new era of peace and prosperity in the whole land of Korea."
The editorial came a day after North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, in his first letter to Moon in 10 months, expressed his willingness to meet him often in 2019 to discuss peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula.
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The North Korean media assessed the three inter-Korean summits on April 27 on the South Korean side of Panmunjeom, the truce village; on May 26 on the North Korean side of the Joint Security Area; and from Sept. 18-20 in Pyongyang as a very special event in Korean history.
It also highlighted the opening of inter-Korean liaison offices, the 11th anniversary of the Oct. 4 inter-Korean Declaration, the new inter-Korean military agreement and inter-Korean exchanges in sports and arts.
Although Kim Jong-un did not make his promised visit to Seoul in December, he expressed his willingness to pay a visit to the capital, without specifying the date.
Kim will give his New Year's speech on Tuesday.