Security conference begins in Munich, Germany

World leaders and Ministers are meeting in Munich to discuss pressing security issues, including North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and the Syrian civil war. The annual Munich Security Conference opened in the southern Germany city yesterday. 

It will continue till tomorrow. US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono are attending



the meet. 

The issue of North Korea's nuclear weapons development program is high on the agenda. Many participants shared their opinions on the country on the first day of the meeting.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the reconciliatory mood being created between North and South Korea through exchanges at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.