Lee Jae-myung: South Korea will play a leading role in maintaining security on the Korean Peninsula.

Jin10 data reported on August 26, local time on August 25, during a speech, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, who is visiting the United States, stated that South Korea will play a leading role in maintaining the security of the Korean Peninsula and will increase defense spending. Lee Jae-myung mentioned that the increased defense budget will be used to introduce cutting-edge science and technology and assets. Regarding the security issues on the Korean Peninsula, Lee Jae-myung called for a meeting between Trump and North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. Trump responded that meeting with Kim Jong-un is a “very good thing,” and the U.S. side will advance the relevant work, believing that the U.S. and South Korea can make significant progress in peninsula affairs. After the meeting, Trump stated in response to reporters’ questions that he hopes to meet with Kim Jong-un within this year and emphasized that both sides maintain a good relationship.