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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung called for the resumption of dialogue between North Korea and the United States at the United Nations General Assembly and held talks with Trump
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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung called for the resumption of dialogue between North Korea and the United States at the United Nations General Assembly and held talks with Trump

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung attended the United Nations General Assembly in New York and held talks with US President Trump. The two sides reached a consensus on peace on the Korean Peninsula and deepening South Korea-US cooperation.

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  • On the 22nd local time, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung spoke at the United Nations General Assembly and stated that he would promote the resumption of dialogue between North Korea and the United States.
  • On the same day, he held talks with US President Trump.
  • The two sides agreed to maintain communication to achieve peace on the peninsula and deepen cooperation in areas such as nuclear submarine fuel and shipbuilding.

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Why It Matters

The dialogue between North Korea and the United States has been stagnant for a long time, and South Korea is actively pushing all parties to restart dialogue to realize the transformation of the Korean Peninsula into a peaceful mechanism.

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China News Service, September 23. According to Yonhap News Agency, on the 22nd local time, when attending the general debate of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, South Korea President Lee Jae-myung stated that South Korea will work hard to create conditions to promote the long-stalled North Korea-US dialogue to restart as soon as possible and further develop it into a dialogue between the parties concerned to end the state of war on the Korean peninsula and transform into a peace mechanism.

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According to reports, on the same day, Lee Jae-myung also held talks with US President Trump in New York, and the two sides agreed to maintain close communication on achieving peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. When introducing the results of the meeting between South Korea and the United States, South Korea's Director of National Security Office Wi Sung-rok said that the two sides held talks for about 30 minutes.

The report pointed out that Cheong Wa Dae said that during the talks, Trump once again confirmed his willingness to engage in dialogue with North Korea.

In addition, South Korea stated that South Korea and the United States also confirmed their common will to deepen South Korea-US cooperation in nuclear submarine fuel, uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing, shipbuilding, and the transfer of wartime operational command authority based on the "Joint Fact List" announced in November 2025, and agreed to continue to promote follow-up consultations.

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  • South Korea and the United States will continue to promote follow-up consultations on nuclear submarine fuel and shipbuilding industry

    Very likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • What is North Korea’s specific response to resuming dialogue?
  • What is the specific implementation timetable for the follow-up consultations between South Korea and the United States?

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