President Lee Jae-myung’s peace feelers come as Pyongyang slams Seoul’s ‘provocation’ over an annual US-South Korean military exercise
Lee ordered government ministries on Monday to prepare for a phased implementation of the suspended agreements, beginning with those that Seoul could act on independently.
Speaking at a cabinet meeting, Lee said: “It is better to win without fighting than to win by fighting. Even better than that is to create a peaceful state in which fighting is unnecessary – this is the most reliable security.”
Calling for “the courage to steadily take steps to ease tensions while firmly maintaining an ironclad defence posture”, he added: “True security lies in safeguarding peace.”
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