South Korean president greets war vets on New Zealand visit

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has greeted Korean War veterans in Auckland during a two-day visit to New Zealand.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the visit is a chance to reaffirm the strong relationship between the two nations, which signed a free-trade deal in 2015. Ardern is to meet with Moon on Tuesday before he leaves later that day.

Ardern says New Zealand welcomes Moon’s efforts to resolve the long-standing challenges on the Korean Peninsula.

Moon and his wife, Kim Jung-sook, toured the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Monday and attended a wreath-laying ceremony. He also met with Dame Patsy Reddy, New Zealand’s governor-general, and was to meet with opposition leader Simon Bridges.

Moon arrived in New Zealand late Sunday after attending the Group of 20 summit in Argentina.