President Moon Jae-in is urging North Korea to take part in the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, saying it will be great progress for peace that cannot be gained by hundreds of missiles.
 
President Moon on Tuesday attended the full session of the National Unification Advisory Council in Gangwon Province and delivered his opening address. 
 
[Sound bite: President Moon Jae-in (Korean)]
"[The government] is determined to make the Olympic Games into a global peace festival. Peace is the fundamental spirit of the Olympics. Our citizens have the unwavering determination and ability to achieve peace. The door to PyeongChang and the path to peace are open to North Korea as well. North Korea's one step toward PyeongChang will be great progress for peace that cannot be gained by hundreds of missiles." 
 
Moon also stressed that the South Korean government's principle for a peaceful reunification is resolute although the North Korean nuclear and missile threats are its biggest challenges.