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SEOUL, June 26-- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday emphasized the importance of trust and dialogue for the Korean Peninsula's denuclearization. "Even though there has been no official dialogue between the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) and the United States since the Hanoi summit, their leaders' willingness to engage in dialogue has never faded," Moon said in a joint written interview with Xinhua and other global news agencies. The DPRK's top leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump have so far held two summits in Singapore and Vietnam respectively. The second meeting held in Vietnam's capital Hanoi ended without an agreement on Feb. 28. "Both sides have been engaged in dialogue in regard to a third summit," said Moon. "It's noteworthy that the behind-the-scenes talks have been preceded by the mutual understanding of each other's position gained through the Hanoi summit." Moon said dialogue and efforts for dialogue are "crucial factors" in the Korean Peninsula's peace process, in which the complete denuclearization of and the lasting peace settlement on the peninsula cannot be achieved overnight. "There's no reason to regard the current situation as a stalemate in the peace process on the peninsula just because the pace has remained slow," said Moon. To achieve the ultimate goal of denuclearization, which the DPRK and the United States have already agreed upon during their first summit in Singapore last June, Moon said a trust-building is at the core to break the mistrust that has been built between Pyongyang and Washington for the past seven decades. | 
