[Sound bite: President Moon Jae-in (Korean)]

"South Korea and China are comrades who went through and overcame the hardships of the modern history together. I hope my visit to China will serve as a starting point to upgrade bilateral ties by another dimension based upon our comradely trust. As South Korea and China defeated the colonial imperialism, I hope we can overcome the current crisis of the North East Asia together."

Moon said a nuclear North Korea cannot be accepted under any circumstances and once again stressed dialogue with North Korea.