{
  "id": 11949473,
  "title": "Lee calls for breaking off from 'vicious cycle of hostility' for peace",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/lee-calls-for-breaking-off-from-vicious-cycle-of-hostility-for-peace-11949473",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T15:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261005/lee-calls-for-breaking-off-from-vicious-cycle-of-hostility-for-peace"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung urged on Sunday for an end to a cycle of hostility and confrontation, advocating instead for a virtuous cycle of peace and prosperity. Speaking on the 19th anniversary of a declaration aimed at improving inter-Korean relations, Lee acknowledged that resolving the Korean Peninsula issue would be challenging. However, he emphasized that it was a path that must be pursued. The Inter-Korean Declaration of October 4, 2007, signed by former President Roh Moo-hyun and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, was hailed as a historic agreement that aimed to transition relations to one of mutual trust and move forward together towards a permanent peace system. Regrettably, the promise of peace and prosperity associated with that declaration was not realized, and hostility and confrontation filled its place, Lee lamented. He called for the preservation of Roh's commitment to peace and prosperity in guiding future actions.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday called for breaking off from \"a vicious cycle of hostility and confrontation to create a virtuous cycle of peace and prosperity,\" in a speech marking the anniversary of a declaration aimed at improving inter-Korean relations. \"The journey to resolve the Korean Peninsula issue and establish peace will not be easy. But it is clear that is the road we have to walk,\"…",
  "key_points": [
    "President Lee Jae Myung urges end to cycle of hostility",
    "19th anniversary of inter-Korean relations declaration",
    "Calls for virtuous cycle of peace and prosperity"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee calls for breaking off from 'vicious cycle of hostility' for peace",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/lee-calls-for-breaking-off-from-vicious-cycle-of-hostility-for-peace",
        "published": "2026-10-04T14:10:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee calls for breaking off from 'vicious cycle of hostility' for peace",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/lee-calls-for-breaking-off-from-vicious-cycle-of-hostility-for-peace-11952896",
        "published": "2026-10-04T15:42:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}