Lee Jae Myung will use the UN General Assembly to press for phased talks on North Korea's nuclear programme. The pitch underscores Seoul and Washington's push for dialogue despite Pyongyang's fresh weapons tests.

Lee Jae Myung will use the UN General Assembly to press for phased talks on North Korea's nuclear programme. The pitch underscores Seoul and Washington's push for dialogue despite Pyongyang's fresh weapons tests.

South Korea’s liberal President Lee Jae Myung is calling for a practical, step-by-step approach to achieving North Korea’s nuclear disarmament, as the North ramps up weapons testing activities despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent push to resume diplomacy.

Breaking with decades of policy, the president of South Korea is urging the U.S. to ease up on North Korea in exchange for it freezing its weapons programs.

SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has urged the United States to ease sanctions on North Korea in exchange for an agreement under which Pyongyang would freeze its nuclear weapons programme, the New York Times reported."I believe there is significant value in a trade-off between sanctions - which are