President Lee vows continued efforts to replace inter-Korean armistice with peace regime

Lee pledges alliance ‘leap forward’ in message congratulating US on 250th birthday

President Lee Jae Myung marked the 250th anniversary of American independence Sunday by pledging to work with US President Donald Trump toward a “new leap forward” in the Korea-US alliance. “I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to President Trump and the people of the United States on the historic occasion of the 250th anniversary of American Independence,” Lee said in an English-language message posted Sunday on his official X account. “I look forward to working closely with Presid

S. Korea's Lee vows continued efforts to replace inter-Korean armistice with peace regime

S. Korea's Lee vows continued efforts to replace inter-Korean armistice with peace regime

South Korea’s president vows to strengthen alliance with United States

Seoul, July 5 (SANA) South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung pledged to deepen his country’s alliance with the United States and expand bilateral cooperation across a range of strategic sectors in a message marking the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence. According to Yonhap News Agency, Lee said he would work with U.S. President Donald Trump to []

Lee congratulates Trump, U.S. citizens on 250th anniv. of American independence

SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday congratulated U.S. P...

Kim, Xi stress commitment to deepening strategic cooperation in messages marking treaty anniversary

Kim, Xi stress commitment to deepening strategic cooperation in messages marking treaty anniversary

Lee, Moon agree on need to continue pursuing dialogue with North Korea

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and former President Moon Jae-in agreed on the need to continue pursuing dialogue with Pyongyang during a luncheon at the Blue House on Wednesday. Moon, who led a brief period of engagement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his presidency from 2017 to 2022, said he believed []

‘All doors open if you knock long enough’: Lee vows to achieve peace with North Korea

‘All doors open if you knock long enough’: Lee vows to achieve peace with North Korea

Vietnam’s communists quietly surrender to capitalism — with Trump resort

Two days before our July 4 celebration marked the 50th anniversary of the formal reunification of Vietnam into a single country. The war had ended the previous year, in April, 1975, when North Vietnamese army tanks rolled onto the palace grounds in South Vietnam’s capital, Saigon. Surrender time. During the 14-month period of reunification, to []

Taiwan given prominent role in European Parliament resolution: Diplomat

Taipei, July 10 (CNA) A resolution passed earlier this week by the European Parliament (EP) calling for closer cooperation with partners in East Asia mentioned Taiwan 44 times and pledged to reject any coercive unilateral change of the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, a Taiwanese diplomat said Friday.

South Korea's Lee meets NATO chief on sidelines of Ankara summit

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discuss ways to strengthen bilateral partnership

China, Cambodia Strengthen Security Partnership

Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to deepen security cooperation with Cambodia during talks with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen in Beijing, underscoring the two countries’ growing strategic partnership amid evolving regional security challenges. The meeting comes as China continues to strengthen ties with neighboring countries through expanded political, defense, and security cooperation. What Happened? [] The post China, Cambodia Strengthen Security Partnership appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

ASEAN to discuss engagement with Myanmar at special meeting, Philippines says

MANILA, July 10 (Reuters) - An upcoming meeting between foreign ministers of the Southeast Asian grouping ASEAN and their counterpart from Myanmar will tackle the country's civil war and its engagement with the bloc after five years in the cold, the Philippines said on Friday.As chair of the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Philippines will lead Sunday's gathering in Bangkok, the first in-person meeting with Myanmar's top diplomat since a 2021 coup and ensuing conflict that led to the exclusion of the ruling generals from the bloc's summits.

Asean’s side deals in Myanmar risk missing where the power truly lies

As Asean foreign ministers prepare to meet in Manila from July 21-22, a quiet but significant shift is under way in the bloc’s approach to Myanmar. Although the Association of Southeast Asian Nations remains formally committed to the “five-point consensus”, several member states appear to be reconsidering the collective pressure strategy adopted since the 2021 coup. Rather than abandoning the consensus outright, they argue that more direct engagement with Naypyidaw may be necessary to encourage...

Xi and Kim Mark 65 Years of the China-North Korea Alliance

China and North Korea marked the 65th anniversary of their mutual defence treaty on Friday, with Xi Jinping pledging three 'unchanging' commitments to Kim Jong Un and reaffirming a Cold War-era alliance that continues to shape East Asian security. Kim Jong Un publicly reaffirmed support for Beijing's position on Taiwan, linking the alliance to the Pacific's most contested flashpoint.

China & North Korea Hail 65 Years of Ironclad Alliance

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have exchanged congratulatory messages marking the 65th anniversary of the landmark Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between their nations.