President Lee proposes three-step denuclearization plan for North Korea

President Lee Jae Myung proposed a three-step denuclearization plan for North Korea, aiming to freeze, reduce and eliminate its nuclear arsenal amid concerns it may legitimize North Korea's nuclear capabilities.

2025-08-22

South urges CVID as North raises price for disarmament

South Korea's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday urged the North to carry out complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization (CVID) in response to Pyongyang’s latest statement suggesting its price for disarmament is rising.

2023-07-18

U.S. will continue working with South to engage North: Policy chief

Washington will continue working with Seoul to engage Pyongyang diplomatically despite the lack of progress to restart denuclearization talks, White House Asia policy coordinator Kurt Campbell said Tuesday.

2021-12-08

Seoul may have paid part of Hanoi summit bill

Seoul may have helped Pyongyang cover the costs of its summit with Washington in Hanoi in 2019, according to multiple sources in the Korean government. “There is talk within some political circles that the South Korean government paid a part of...

2021-08-16

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President Lee proposes three-step denuclearization plan for North Korea

South urges CVID as North raises price for disarmament

U.S. will continue working with South to engage North: Policy chief

Seoul may have paid part of Hanoi summit bill