DPK leader vows support for Lee's efforts to promote dialogue with N. Korea
Ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) leader Kim Min-seok said Friday his party will support President Lee Jae Myung's efforts to facilitate dialogue between the United States and North Korea. Kim's remarks came after a key military exercise between Seoul and Washington was scaled back following U.S. President Donald Trump's order, a move widely seen as a conciliatory gesture toward the North…
Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) leader Kim Min-seok vowed on Friday to back President Lee Jae Myung's attempts to foster communication between the United States and North Korea. This announcement followed a significant reduction in a joint military drill between Seoul and Washington, a decision President Donald Trump had mandated.
The exercise, Ulchi Freedom Shield, was truncated, marking a potential step toward easing tensions with Pyongyang. DPK spokesman Kim explained this stance during a gathering of the party's supreme council. He noted that alongside the evolving positions of the United States, China, and North Korea, the Korean Peninsula's situation is undergoing numerous transformations.
Kim pledged that the DPK would promptly engage in bilateral diplomacy by visiting the U.S., China, and Japan by year-end, given that U.S. mid-term elections are slated for November.
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