North and South Korean leaders in rare exchange of letters | Al Jazeera

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un exchanged friendly letters with outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in this week, in what North Korean state media described as a rare moment of positive news for both countries.

The Korean Central News Agency, a North Korean state news agency, reported that Moon sent Kim a letter earlier this week and said he would continue to work towards Korean unification after his retirement. Kim, in return, thanked Moon for his work on behalf of the “great cause of the nation,” the news report said.

Kim also said their joint efforts gave him “hope for the future” and said that he hoped “inter-Korean relations would improve”.

South Korea confirmed that the pair had exchanged letters on Friday.