Newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae-myung named veteran inter-Korean officials to top security posts shortly after being sworn in on Wednesday, hinting at a conciliatory approach toward North Korea.

In a press release, the presidential office listed Lee’s selection of former unification minister Lee Jong-seok for director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and former nuclear talks envoy Wi Sung-lac as national security adviser.

Both officials have played a leading role in shaping Lee’s foreign policy agenda in recent years, and their past support for diplomatic engagement with Pyongyang will reinforce the new president’s push to restore communications channels