North Korean leader marks 81st Liberation Day from Japanese

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung proposes the two Koreas

begin a dialogue to end the long-running war

and find practical ways to halt the advancement of North Korea's nuclear programme.

Lee's comments come during a speech at a ceremony marking

the 81st Liberation Day from the Japanese occupation in 1945.

Meanwhile, North Korea state media shows leader Kim Jong Un

accompanied by his wife Ri Sol Ju and daughter Kim Ju Ae,

paying their respects at the Liberation Tower in Pyongyang.

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Earlier they were joined by senior leaders at the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery

on Mount Taesong on the outskirts of Pyongyang.

Where Kim laid a wreath

before they all bowed to the monument to the anti-Japanese martyrs

And Kim saluted a military honour guard.