A South Korean civic group representing families of North Korean abduction victims announced it will suspend its leaflet distribution campaign aimed at Pyongyang, signaling a shift in strategy in hopes of renewed inter-Korean dialogue under new President Lee Jae-myung.

Choi Sung-yong, head of the Abductees’ Family Union, told NK News on Thursday that he made the decision to halt the leaflet launches after he came to trust both newly appointed officials and those expected to take key positions in the Lee administration.

“They include unification minister nominee Chung Dong-young, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac, vice unification minister Kim Nam-jung and