President Lee Jae-myung said on the 3rd, "Cutting off dialogue completely is really foolish," adding, "I believe we need to improve relations with North Korea based on robust cooperative discussions between the United States and Korea."
On the same day, President Lee answered questions about the establishment of peace in the Korean Peninsula and the North Korean policy ideas during a '30-day inauguration press conference' held at the Blue House's guesthouse.
President Lee noted, "I think it will not be easy now, as hostilities and distrust are severe. However, while it is true that there were concerns about the lack of response when halting broadcasts to the North, it was unexpectedly positive that the response came too quickly," and added, "We should gradually ease restrictions one by one."
President Lee also emphasized, "If the goal is not annihilation, we should seek mutual benefits as safely as possible within a safe range, and that constitutes dialogue, communication, cooperation, and coexistence."
He continued, "The constitution also states that we aim for peaceful unification. Who would want to be absorbed?" adding, "Talking about unification now could mistakenly be perceived as intending to absorb the other party."
He said, "Despite the controversy, we need to continue to communicate and cooperate with a long-term perspective," and noted, "I have already discussed various matters with the National Security Office and the National Intelligence Service regarding what specifically we will do. I will provide the details later through the results."