US EditionSouth Korean president weighs apology to North Korea over allegations of leafleting and drone use
President Lee Jae Myung considers apologizing for former President Yoon's drone leaflet operations amid ongoing investigations and domestic political challenges.
- On Wednesday, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he intends to apologize to North Korea over his predecessor Yoon Suk-yeol's alleged drone leaflet operations, but warned it is politically difficult and feared accusations of being pro-North.
- Prosecutors allege Yoon Suk-yeol and aides ordered drones to drop anti-Kim Jong-un leaflets over Pyongyang in October last year to provoke a response and justify martial law.
- Asked about a state-level apology, Lee said 'You are reading my mind,' and he has moved to lower tensions by turning off border loudspeakers and banning activists who fly leaflet balloons.
- North Korea has rebuffed Lee's outreach, with Kim Jong Un saying his government has no interest in dialogue, while conservative critics in South Korea attack conciliatory gestures amid deep public division.
- This year, Lee Jae Myung said Seoul must foster talks, affirmed Washington's key influence on Pyongyang, and pledged to persist in easing tensions and reopening dialogue channels.
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Lee says he wishes he could apologize to North Korea for Yoon’s drone incursion
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday that he wishes he could apologize to North Korea for his impeached predecessor’s alleged drone operations against Pyongyang, while calling it politically difficult to do so. He made the remark during a press conference to mark one year since ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial law, […]
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung stated Wednesday that he owes North Korea an apology for the order given by his predecessor to send drones and flutters across the border.
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South Korean president weighs apology to North Korea over allegations of leafleting and drone use
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he’s weighing a possible apology to North Korea over suspicions that Seoul’s former conservative leader intentionally sought to raise military tensions between the war-divided rivals in the buildup to his brief martial law declaration in December.
Lee Jae Myung said he was willing to apologize to North Korea for the tensions caused by his predecessor, but he "worried" that this calming gesture would be used as an "argument in ideological battles."
South Korean leader feels should say sorry to North over leaflet drops
SEOUL — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday he felt an apology was due to North Korea over his predecessor's alleged order to send drones and propaganda leaflets across the border.
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