Lee Calls for Swift Resumption of US-North Korea Dialogue in UN Keynote Address

President Lee Jae-myung, addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, called for the swift resumption of dialogue between the United States and North Korea to establish a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula. He praised Trump's push to resume talks with Kim Jong-un as a 'hard-won opportunity for change,' pledged that South Korea would respect North Korea on the international stage and cooperate where possible, and proposed a 'solidarity of constructive contributors' among capable and willing states to address supply-chain crises including disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz.