Seoul, Sep 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed Tuesday to continue efforts to promote peaceful coexistence with North Korea and mutual prosperity on the Korean Peninsula through dialogue based on "firm deterrence."
Lee made the remarks in a video message for the opening ceremony of the Seoul Defence Dialogue (SDD), stressing the need for stronger security cooperation amid unprecedented and complex challenges in the international security environment.
"We will unwaveringly continue efforts to achieve peaceful coexistence and shared prosperity on the Korean Peninsula through trust and dialogue based on firm deterrence," Lee said.
He added that South Korea is working to broaden the horizon for dialogue on peace and prosperity through mutual respect and cooperation based on its independent defence capabilities, Yonhap News Agency reported.
"Confrontations and armed conflicts between countries are continuing across the world while the global nuclear nonproliferation regime that has underpinned global peace for decades is also being seriously undermined," he said.
Lee also noted that rapidly advancing technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), have become a source of new security threats that are unpredictable.
He called for a new model of security cooperation based on "strong deterrence, international norms and shared resilience," saying such challenges cannot be addressed by a single country.
On September 2, President Lee Jae Myung reaffirmed his commitment to establishing a permanent peace regime on the Korean Peninsula, also pledging efforts to help resume dialogue between the North and the United States to establish peace.
The president reiterated the commitment during a gathering of the American unit of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council, a presidential advisory body on unification, in Incheon, west of Seoul.
In his Liberation Day speech on August 15, Lee proposed that the two Koreas begin talks on ending their long-running war and discuss practical ways to halt the advancement of Pyongyang's nuclear program, pledging to seek a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.
The divided Koreas have technically remained at war since the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty.
“To prevent tensions from rekindling due to shifts in domestic politics or changes in the international situation, (we) should replace the armistice based on conflict and confrontation with a peace regime anchored in cooperation and prosperity,” Lee told the gathering.
The president noted that the two Koreas are wasting their energies in unnecessary confrontation, calling it an “unfortunate” and “tragic” reality that should be reversed.
He reiterated his three-point action plan for ensuring peaceful coexistence with North Korea, unveiled in his Liberation Day speech, which involves inclusive, stable and responsible approaches.
“For inclusive peaceful coexistence, (the South and the North) should respect each other. Peace begins when they respect their differences, rather than when all think alike,” Lee said.
Lee stressed that Seoul should be the one to pave the way for the resumption of North Korea-US dialogue, as his government seeks to leverage US President Donald Trump's reengagement with Pyongyang to mend the prolonged rupture in inter-Korean relations.
"Since a possibility of a shift in the situation on the Korean Peninsula, no matter how small, has been created by President Trump's determination, we should be the one to create an environment for constructive discussions on building trust and resuming dialogue between the US and North Korea," he told the meeting.
"Ensuring peace on the Korean Peninsula is not an issue just for us. It is a key task in ensuring the security of Northeast Asia and peace in the world," the president added.
Source: IANS
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