S. Korea’s Lee to take steps for better ties with Japan

Trilateral cooperation among Japan, China, and South Korea will contribute to world peace at a time when China-Japan relations are deteriorating, he also stated.

On North Korea, Lee showed his intention to continue efforts to regain trust from the country and encourage it to accept the resumption of dialogue with the United States.

He did not mention North Korea’s nuclear development program while calling for a “peaceful Korean Peninsula.”