the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon... of whom it can be said to his credit that he is not Kofi Annan...
praised the "firm" stance taken by South Korea's new president Park Geun-Hye over provocation by rival North Korea in talks at the U.N. headquarters on Monday, a front man said.
North Korea dominated the meeting between the two South Korean officials before Park flies to Washington for her first summit with U.S. President Barack Obama
Why can't I just eat my waffle?...
Ban, a former South Korean foreign minister, "praised the president for her firm, but measured response to recent provocative actions" by North Korea, said U.N. front man Martin Nesirky.
The U.N. leader "strongly supported her determination to resolve inter-Korean differences through building trust and dialogue."
Ban also reaffirmed his readiness "to contribute to defusing tension and promoting peace and stability on the Korean peninsula," added the front man. He also expressed concern...meaning the brow was mildly wrinkled, the eyebrows drawn slightly together, and a thoughtful expression assumed, not that anything was actually done or indeed that any thought was actually expended...
about "the serious food and nutrition situation" in North Korea.
Park outlined her "Korean Peninsula trust process" policy that calls for dialogue and exchanges to foster trust with the North to reduce tensions, South Korean presidential front man Yoon Chang-Jung was quoted as saying by the Yonhap news agency.
The president discussed her efforts with South Korean residents in New York after her arrival on Sunday.
"Should North Korea stop provocations and take the right path that the international community recognizes, I will open up a path of co-development of inter-Korean relations through the Korean Peninsula trust process," she was quoted as saying by Yonhap.