{
  "id": 6242681,
  "title": "Defense chief says 'strongly' hopes for resumption of N. Korea-US dialogue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/defense-chief-says-strongly-hopes-for-resumption-of-n-korea-us-6242681",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T06:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/defense/20260908/defense-chief-says-strongly-hopes-for-resumption-of-n-korea-us-dialogue"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back expressed a strong desire for the resumption of North Korea and the United States' dialogue during the Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD) on Tuesday. He emphasized that the South Korean military would support this move with powerful might, acknowledging the role of President Lee Jae Myung in promoting the dialogue. Ahn made these remarks in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's intent to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this year. Despite the challenges, Ahn remains hopeful that the upcoming dialogue between President Trump and Kim Jong-un will yield positive results. The South Korean military's support for the pacemaker role in facilitating the dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington was highlighted by Ahn, following Trump's decision to scale down joint military exercises with South Korea as a conciliatory gesture towards North Korea.",
  "summary": "Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Tuesday he \"strongly\" hopes for the resumption of dialogue between North Korea and the United States, saying the South Korean military will support it with \"powerful might.\" Ahn made the remarks during the Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD), as U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed his intent to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this year. \"I strongly hope…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Defense chief says 'strongly' hopes for resumption of N. Korea-U.S. dialogue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/defense-chief-says-strongly-hopes-for-resumption-of-n-korea-u-s",
        "published": "2026-09-08T03:36:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Defense chief says 'strongly' hopes for resumption of N. Korea-US dialogue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/defense-chief-says-strongly-hopes-for-resumption-of-n-korea-us",
        "published": "2026-09-08T05:12:04.000Z"
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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."
}