SEOUL, South Korea — The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
called for an end to the "confrontation" with rival South Korea on
Tuesday in what appeared to be an overture to the incoming South Korean
president as she was cobbling together South Korea’s new policy on the
North.
North Korea
on Tuesday issued a major policy statement on New Year’s Day, following
a tradition set by Mr. Kim’s late grandfather, the North Korean founder
Kim Il-sung, and his late father, Kim Jong-il, who died in December
last year, bequeathing the dynastic rule to Mr. Kim.