South Korea’s Lee calls for conditions to resume US-North Korea dialogue
Lee Jae Myung also said the armistice system on the Korean Peninsula should be transformed into a peace system based on cooperation and prosperity.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has called for conditions to be established to resume dialogue between the US and North Korea, despite Pyongyang labeling South Korea a hostile state and severing communication channels, according to the presidential Blue House. During a meeting of overseas advisers on Korean Peninsula peace, Lee emphasized the need to transform the armistice system on the Korean Peninsula into a peace system based on cooperation and prosperity, stating, "We must change the unfortunate reality in which North and South Korea are using their strength only to confront each other."
The Korean Peninsula remains technically at war due to the 1950-53 conflict ending in an armistice rather than a peace treaty. Lee also pledged to fulfill South Korea's responsibility for peace on the Korean Peninsula by returning wartime operational control from the US, a commitment he aims to fulfill before his term ends in 2030.
Despite Pyongyang's designation of South Korea as a hostile state and the suspension of communication channels, South Korea's intelligence agency reported signs that North Korea and the US may be resuming dialogue, though no specific contacts have been confirmed, according to lawmakers in Seoul.
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