South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to Urge Phased North Korea Denuclearization at UN

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will use his address at the UN General Assembly to advocate for a phased denuclearization of North Korea. He argues that given the advanced state of North Korea's nuclear program, a step-by-step approach is more practical than expecting a single-step complete denuclearization. Lee also stressed that Seoul and Washington are ready to reengage in dialogue with Pyongyang without preconditions. His proposal comes amid recent North Korean weapons tests and a scaled-back US-South Korea military exercise, which Pyongyang dismissed as insufficient. Lee hopes to build on his earlier proposal for talks to formally end the Korean War.