▲ South Korea's National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac (L) shakes hands with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during Wi's visit to U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 18, 2025, in this photo provided by the United Nations. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac has requested that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visit North Korea as part of efforts to bring it back to dialogue, sources said Friday.

Wi made the request during a meeting with Guterres in New York on Dec. 18 to discuss South Korea-U.N. cooperation and exchange views on issues involving the Korean Peninsula, according to the sources.

During the meeting, Wi reportedly delivered a letter from President Lee Jae Myung, asking him to play an active role in bringing Pyongyang to the dialogue table, including through a visit to the North.

The presidential office said it cannot disclose details of the Wi-Guterres meeting, saying only that the two shared views on peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.

Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the U.N. secretary-general, declined to comment on the meeting.

"We have no comment on your query," he said in response to a question from Yonhap News Agency.

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