Lee vows efforts to help swiftly resume US-N. Korea dialogue
NEW YORK — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday reaffirmed his envisioned role as a "pacemaker" in establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula, pledging efforts to help swiftly resume dialogue between the United States and North Korea. The South Korean president made the pledge in his address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks…
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed on Tuesday to assist in swiftly restarting dialogue between the United States and North Korea, during a speech at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. The South Korean leader emphasized his desire to act as a catalyst for peace on the Korean Peninsula, pledging to lay the groundwork for a U.S.-North Korea dialogue to eventually lead to a peace regime.
Lee stressed that the two Koreas are technically still at war, as the 1950-53 Korean War concluded with an armistice, not a peace treaty. He attributed recent progress to President Trump's expressed interest in dialogue, highlighting his resolve as a key factor in creating a potential path for change.
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