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South Korea backs Trump’s efforts to resume North Korea talks

By Thomson Reuters Aug 27, 2026 | 9:57 PM

SEOUL, Aug 28 (Reuters) – South Korea supports U.S. President ​Donald Trump’s ‌efforts to resume dialogue with North Korea and will ‌actively ​back confidence-building ⁠measures and ⁠the restart of talks between the two sides, South ​Korea’s national security adviser said ⁠on Friday.

Seoul ⁠believes the ​resumption of talks between ​the U.S. and ‌North Korea should focus on substantive progress on ⁠the North Korean nuclear weapons issue and must ⁠not ‌lead to ⁠any slump ​in ‌the country’s security ​readiness, Wi ⁠Sung-lac told reporters.

(Reporting by Jack Kim and Heejin KimEditing by Ed ​Davies)