South Korea’s Lee plans to call for phased denuclearization of North Korea at UN
Lee says a phased approach could halt North Korea’s weapons buildup and create conditions for talks, as the country may be producing 10 to 20 warheads a year.
- President Lee Jae Myung proposed "a phased and pragmatic solution to the North Korean nuclear issue" during the General Assembly, arguing that complete denuclearization is unrealistic given the North's advanced nuclear capabilities.
- North Korea's nuclear program has advanced so significantly that immediate, complete denuclearization is no longer feasible, Lee said, advocating for a step-by-step process of stop, reduction, and dismantlement.
- Beyond nuclear issues, Lee called for reforms to address redundancy and inefficiency across the United Nations organization and noted the "rising status" of the 42-year-old North Korean leader Kim Jong's teenage daughter.
- Critics worry a phased approach might allow North Korea to secure sanctions relief without full surrender, though Lee stressed that comprehensive dialogue remains the best path for South Korea and the United States.
- As North Korea continues weapons testing and dismisses recent outreach from President Donald Trump, it remains unclear whether the North will return to talks soon despite Lee's diplomatic push.
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S. Korea's Lee Pushes for Big Shift on N. Korea
South Korea's president is openly pitching a deal that's been long shunned: trade sanctions relief in exchange for a freeze on North Korea'sweapons programs. Lee Jae Myung tells the New York Times he sees "significant value" in relaxing measures that "are not particularly effective anyway," as long as Pyongyang...
South Korea's leader calls for "a gradual and pragmatic solution" to North Korea's nuclear program, calling for US sanctions instead of immediate elimination.
Sanction relief against the freezing of the nuclear program – that's how South Korea's president wants to talk to North Korea. The regime first shoots down a novel rocket.
Lee Proposes Phased North Korea Denuclearization Plan
Lee Jae-myung proposes halt-reduce-dismantle North Korea nuclear plan at UN, offering sanctions relief for a freeze as Pyongyang stages three recent weapons-launch rounds. · 17 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.
South Korea considers the demand for an immediate denuclearization of North Korea to be hopeless. Instead, President Lee proposes a step-by-step approach: less sanctions against the freezing of North Korean nuclear program.
South Korean President Lee J Myung called on the United States to ease the sanctions imposed on North Korea,
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