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South Korea's Lee urges North Korea to restore dialogue, pledges military buildup

Global Published 1 October 2026, 11:32 · archived 1 Oct 2026

GYERYONG: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday called on North Korea to help restore trust and resume dialogue, a day after Seoul and Pyongyang traded barbs over a landmine incident that South Korea’s military and the UN Command said amounted to an armistice violation. “I hope that the North joins us now on the path of restoring trust and resuming dialogue, following a long interruption,” Lee said in an address marking the country’s Armed Forces Day, adding that his administration would “consistently pursue practical measures to reduce military tensions between the two Koreas.” The...

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