Lee Seeks Trump’s Help on North Korea Nuclear Issue at 1 G7 Summit
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 17
Lee Seeks Trump’s Help on North Korea Nuclear Issue at 1 G7 Summit
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 17
Summary
Lee Jae Myung used a brief sidelines exchange at the G7 summit in France on Tuesday to ask Donald Trump to help engage North Korea over its nuclear program.
Lee’s office said he urged Trump to “take the lead” in a peaceful resolution of the North Korean issue, framing it as a diplomatic push to restart engagement.
South Korea attended the gathering as a guest nation, giving Lee an early chance to raise Pyongyang’s nuclear challenge directly with the US president.
The request puts North Korea back on Lee’s immediate foreign-policy agenda and signals Seoul wants Washington to play the central role in any renewed talks.