No military action on Korean peninsula without our agreement, says South Korean President

South Korean President Moon Jae-In declared today that there will be no war on the Korean peninsula during a press conference to mark his government's hundred days in office.

"All South Koreans have worked so hard together to rebuild the country from the ruins of the Korean War," Moon said at a press conference.

"I will prevent war at all cost," he added. "So I want all South Koreans to believe with confidence that there will be no war."

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"No one can make a decision on military action on the Korean peninsula without our agreement," he said.

"The US and President Trump also said, no matter what option they take about North Korea, all decisions will be made after consulting with and getting an agreement with the Republic of Korea," he insisted while addressing journalists.

Talking about Trump's war rhetoric, Moon said: "US President Trump is trying to pressure North Korea by showing a firm resolution," he said.

"I don't think that he is trying to show a certain willingness to launch military action," Moon said on President's Trump's moves in the Korean peninsula.

On the question of talks with North Korea, the South Korean president said, "I don't think we must rush into it. There must be a guarantee that it will lead to a fruitful outcome."

"North Korea must at least end additional provocations to create the mood for dialogue. Only then could Seoul consider sending an envoy to the North."

"The red line would be North Korea completing its ICBM and mounting it with a nuclear warhead and weaponising it," he added.

"If North Korea launches another provocation, it will face even stronger sanctions and it will not be able to survive them. I would like to warn North Korea to end its dangerous gamble," the president told reporters.