He told the Post that "President Trump is more reasonable than he is generally perceived" and that he agrees with the US strategy of "applying sanctions and pressure" to Pyongyang if it leads to negotiations.
South Korea's new president, Moon Jae-in, can not rely on his resounding election victory for long.
As some people in South Korea have cautious stances on the comfort women agreement, history issues need to be resolved in a wise manner for the development of both countries, Moon pointed out. The plan under consideration, Kim said, was for Moon to have his first encounter with Trump during the G-20 summit, which will be held in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7-8, and then to visit Washington around the UN General Assembly in September for a summit.
It said Moon told Abe that it was emotionally hard for South Koreans to accept the agreement.
Moon Jae In, who easily won South Korea's presidential election Tuesday, was the beneficiary of another popular backlash against a ruling establishment perceived as corrupt and out of touch.
With only an acting president in place for several months, South Korea has found itself caught between the US and China on the diplomatic and economic front.
The deployment of THAAD was agreed a year ago by South Korea's previous administration after North Korea conducted a long-range rocket launch that put an object into space. He also said he was willing to visit Pyongyang under favorable conditions.
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Moon also called the Seoul-Washington alliance the "foundation" of South Korea's diplomatic and security policy, while noting that Trump has put the North's provocations and nuclear problem atop his security agenda.
'After preparations are finished, I will step out of the Blue House and open the era of the Gwanghwamun president, ' Moon said in his speech, without offering a specific timeline.
Moon's spokesman said the presidents agree on the "common goal" of denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, and that Moon understands China's concerns about the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. "Now the only way out of that corner is by re-engaging with South Korea".
U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated South Korea's new president on his election victory, and the two agreed to work closely in dealing with North Korea.
The US is the South's security guarantor and has 28,500 troops stationed in the country, but Seoul was startled when Mr Trump suggested it should pay for the $1 billion THAAD system.
Suga only said Abe told Moon that the agreement should be "appropriately managed", but did not elaborate.
South Korean activists hold a banner during a rally against the plan to deploy the USA -built Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, near the US embassy in Seoul, July 11, 2016. But a WSJ op-ed by Michael Breen said Moon's approach is likely to be more realistic than the "sunshine policy".
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