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    Lee urges Trump to solve North Korea issue after Middle East deal

    President Lee Jae Myung asked U.S. President Donald Trump to take the lead in peacefully resolving the North Korean issue, during a brief conversation on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France, the presidential office said. Senior presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said Trump asked Lee about recent developments in inter-Korean relations in a written briefing, Tuesday. Lee replied that he hoped Trump would lead efforts for a peaceful resolution of the North Korean issue, just as he had helped conclude the Middle East conflict. Kang was referring to the tentative U.S.-Iran peace deal announced Sunday, which ends more than three months of war in the region. "President Trump responded by expressing his willingness to work toward resolving the North Korean issue," Kang added. The exchange took place during a group photo session at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, where South Korea was invited as a guest country to the annual gathering of the seven member states — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the U.S. As leaders assembled for the photograph, Lee

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    Lee urges Trump to solve North Korea issue after Middle East deal
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    Lee recounts 90-minute talks on Korean Peninsula, golf invitation from Trump

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    Lee recounts 90-minute talks on Korean Peninsula, golf invitation from Trump
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    Lee heads home after wrapping up trip to Europe

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    Lee to attend G7 summit sessions on global economic imbalances, AI emergence

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    Lee to attend G7 summit sessions on global economic imbalances, AI emergence
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    Lee says agreed with Indian PM Modi to advance bilateral ties to new level

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    Lee says agreed with Indian PM Modi to advance bilateral ties to new level
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S. Korea condemns N. Korea's warning on US aircraft carrier entry

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