South Korea wants to resume contact with Pyongyang. The new president of that country, Lee Jae-myunghe has promised to restart conversations with the neighboring country by exposing his political objectives for his five -year mandate. This Wednesday, the president has been invested after winning an early election that was triggered in April for the turbulence of the previous government.
In his inaugural speech before the National Assembly, collected by the medium Lee has assured that his government will deal with the nuclear threats of North Korea and their possible military aggressions with a “strong deterrence” based on the agreement between South Korea and the United States. In this regard, he announced that It will open “a Seoul-Pyongyang communication channel” to establish peace through conversations and cooperation.
“Through pragmatic diplomacy based on national interests, we will turn the crisis raised by the great change in world security in an opportunity to maximize our national interests,” said the new South Korean leader.
According to the disseminated information, and despite being indicated for leaning more towards the position of China and North Korea, Lee has emphasized the alliance between Seoul and Washington as multiple times as “The basis of your foreign policy”. In statements to the environment, Who is henneonsenior analyst of the center for a new American security, believes that “it is difficult to predict with absolute certainty” how the new president will deal with the United States, and the other world powers. “We can expect tensions if your government does not align with Washington’s approach to China and Japan “sentence.
International reactions arrived shortly after their appointment. Chinese president, Xi Jinpinghe sent a congratulation message to Lee, and affirmed that “he is willing to work with Seoul to advance his cooperation association,” as the media collects.
For his part, Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru IshibaHe confirmed that he wants to hold conversations with the new president “as soon as possible.” In addition, he said he hopes “to further promote bilateral ties, both public and commercial.” Finally, the United States Department of State He pointed to the “iron commitment” that both nations share.
According to the disseminated information, There has been no reaction from North Korea. In recent years, Pyongyang has supplied weapons and troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine, and South Korea, the United States and its partners suspect that Russia could, in return, transfer nuclear weapons to the country.
In this way, the expert reveals that “Lee and Trump personally would like to resume dialogue with Kim Jong Un. But North Korea has no incentive to talk to Washington or Seoul“
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