US EditionSouth Korea president calls on North Korea to resume dialogue
President Lee emphasized respect for North Korea's system and pledged active communication with the U.S. and neighbors to resume talks amid North Korea's new five-year plan.
- On March 1, 2026, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung urged North Korea to return to talks with the United States and shape a `new future` during his address at the COEX exhibition center.
- Last week, Pyongyang dismissed Seoul's talks as a `clumsy, deceptive farce` and last month unveiled a five‑year plan while leaving Washington talks possible.
- As a `pacemaker`, Lee said Seoul will coordinate with the United States and neighbours and continue shuttle diplomacy after visits to China and Japan.
- His government said it will prioritize action over rhetoric to reduce military tensions and restore inter‑Korean trust while urging deeper trilateral cooperation among Korea, China and Japan.
- Previous Trump‑Kim summits collapsed over sanctions and nuclear concessions, and Trump said he was 100 per cent open to a meeting last year, with speculation mounting over a potential Trump‑Kim encounter during planned China travels.
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Lee urges North Korea to return to talks, rejects ‘unification by absorption’
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung urged North Korea on Sunday to return to dialogue so the two countries can “leave behind the dark past and move forward together toward a new future,” repudiating the goal of unification by force. Lee’s speech to mark March 1 Independence Movement Day came days after Pyongyang reaffirmed that […]
The politician hopes that Pyongyang will resume the dialogue.
S. Korean president urges efforts to restore trust with DPRK
SEOUL, March 1 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday called for continued efforts to restore trust with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Building a peaceful Korean Peninsula, where the two Koreas can grow together through coexistence and cooperation and on a foundation of trust, will be the true way to fully uphold the spirit of the independence movement, Lee said in his com
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South Korea calls for resuming dialogue with North
Since taking office in June, South Korea President Lee Jae Myung has sought to mend ties with the nuclear-armed North, which reaffirmed its anti-Seoul approach during a party meeting last week.
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