South Korean president urges end to hostility, calls for lasting peace
President Lee Jae Myung appealed for breaking the cycle of hostility on the anniversary of the 2007 Inter-Korean Declaration, urging a shift toward peace and prosperity.
On one outlet anniversary of the 2007 Inter-Korean Declaration, President Lee Jae Myung urged South Korea to abandon the "vicious cycle of hostility" and move toward a "virtuous cycle of peace and prosperity." He praised the original agreement, signed by the late Roh Moo-hyun and the late Kim Jong-il, as a historic step toward mutual trust, but lamented that its goals have not been realized. Lee called for a return to Roh’s commitment to lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula. His speech was delivered by Vice Unification Minister Kim Nam-jung in Seoul and reiterated themes from his recent address to the United Nations General Assembly, where he pledged to respect the North’s system while fostering inter-Korean trust and regional stability in Northeast Asia.
Why it matters
The president’s call signals a renewed diplomatic push that could influence inter-Korean relations and regional stability.
How this story developed
- Sep 29 Opposition accuses Lee administration of stalling DMZ mine blast investigation
- Oct 2 South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff reported a ballistic missile launch from North Korea’s Wonsan area toward the East Sea on Saturday morning, following Kim Yo-jong’s dismissal of inter-Korean talks.
- Oct 3 South Korea’s National Security Council met urgently to evaluate the missile launch.
- Oct 3 Kim Yo‑jong publicly dismissed Seoul’s apology demand as despicable.
- Oct 3 North Korea claimed the missile incorporated artificial‑intelligence to alter its low‑altitude trajectory.
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