South Korea's Lee Says No Plans for 'Unification by Absorption' with North

South Korean president urges Japan to confront colonial history on Liberation Day

President Lee Jae Myung called on Tokyo to face its history in his Liberation Day address

South Korean president vows to build 'military trust' with North

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed on Friday to "respect" North Korea's political system and build "military trust", a day after Pyongyang said it had no interest in improving relations with Seoul.

Lee Jae-myung signals Korean unification isn’t a priority, without saying it

South Korean presidents traditionally use their Aug. 15 Liberation Day speeches to outline policy directions on North Korea, whether that’s calling for “freedom-based unification” or making plans to jointly host the Olympics. But two months into his term, Lee Jae-myung appeared to signal on Friday that he is not actually interested in pursuing unification

South Korea's Lee says no plans for 'unification by absorption' with North

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pledged to "respect" North Korea's political system and said Seoul would not seek unilateral reunification in a speech to mark Liberation Day.

Address by President Lee Jae Myung on Korea’s 80th Liberation Day

My fellow 52 million Korean citizens, and 7 million Koreans overseas, decorated independence activists and relatives of the dearly departed, Eighty...

(URGENT) Lee says respects N. Korea's current system, won't pursue any form of unification by absorption