(VOVworld) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye has urged Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program and push ahead with the opening and reform policy.

South Korean President Park Geun-hye urged Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program and push ahead with the opening and reform policy (Photo:AP)

At the Seoul Defense Dialogue on Wednesday, Park said North Korea should come to the path of a genuine development through opening and reform. She added the South Korean government has pursued its policy of trust-building process on the peninsula to resolve security issues of the peninsula as well as nuclear ambition issue. She also said peaceful reunification of the two Koreas would be very important for world peace and harmony.

Regarding East Asian situations, Park said that close exchanges and cooperation have been going on in terms of economy in the region, but she noted that security cooperation mechanism to establish peace and stability hasn't taken place yet. This is the first time that a top South Korean leader attended the vice ministerial-level regional security forum that was launched in 2012.