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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung Proposes Talks to End Korean War

evening · · thread: President Lee and Unification Minister Outline New North Korea Policy Amid Domestic Criticism

2 sources across 2 countries · Philippines · Qatar · 1 of them is linked to a state

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  • Rappler Philippines · Centre-left · Rappler Inc, staff-held
  • Al Jazeera Qatar · Centre-left · State-affiliated · Qatari government funded

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for talks with North Korea to formally end the Korean War and replace the existing armistice with a peace regime. Speaking on August 15 during the anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule, Lee urged dialogue to pursue peaceful coexistence and suggested that discussions could include measures to curb the nuclear capabilities of Pyongyang. Lee stated that Seoul would take sustained and preemptive steps to ease tensions and build safeguards to prevent conflict escalation.

Relations between the two nations remain frozen. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has described the South as its most hostile state, abandoned reunification policies, and ordered stronger defenses at the frontline. North Korea has previously rebuffed offers of engagement from Lee and has criticized joint military drills with the United States as well as Seoul's plans for nuclear powered submarines. Regarding Japan, Lee expressed hope for a future of peace and prosperity while calling for the confrontation of the past.

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Outlets of this lean framed the event as a diplomatic effort to establish a peace regime and peaceful coexistence despite North Korean hostility.

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