Lee Jae-myung condemns North Korean missile launch, calls for return to talks
Experts say comments by South Korean election frontrunner appear aimed at appealing to conservative voters
Lee Jae-myung accepts his formal nomination as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate on April 27, 2025. | Image: Lee Jae-myung’s campaign team
South Korean presidential frontrunner Lee Jae-myung condemned North Korea’s first ballistic missile launch in two months on Thursday, urging Pyongyang to return to talks with the U.S.
“Military provocations destabilize the Korean Peninsula and do nothing to benefit North Korea,” the Democratic Party (DP) candidate wrote on social media.
South Korean presidential frontrunner Lee Jae-myung condemned North Korea’s first ballistic missile launch in two months on Thursday, urging Pyongyang to return to talks with the U.S.
“Military provocations destabilize the Korean Peninsula and do nothing to benefit North Korea,” the Democratic Party (DP) candidate wrote on social media.
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