SEOUL, May 9 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s recent projectile launches can be seen as its call for a rapid resumption of denuclearization talks.
Moon made the remarks during his appearance in the nationally televised talk show of local broadcaster KBS marking the second anniversary of his inauguration as president.
"(The DPRK's recent projectile launches) are aimed to lead the denuclearization dialogue in the direction they want, and also aimed to call for the rapid resumption of the dialogue," said Moon.
The comment came four hours after the DPRK fired two unidentified projectiles, presumed to be short-range missiles, from an area in the country's northwestern North Pyongan province, north of Pyongyang.
The projectiles flew about 420 km and 270 km, respectively, in the direction of the east, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). They traveled at an altitude of about 50 km.
Five days ago, Pyongyang fired off several short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast. The projectiles flew between 70 km and 240 km at an altitude of some 60 km.
The second summit between top DPRK leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump was held in February at the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, but the two leaders failed to reach an agreement.
