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| ▲ President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a meeting with senior aides at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Jan. 15, 2026. (Pool photo) (Yonhap) |
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Lee calls for bipartisan cooperation on diplomatic, security affairs
By Yi Wonju
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday called for bipartisan cooperation on diplomatic and security affairs, citing growing uncertainties in the international order.
Lee made the remarks at a meeting with senior aides as he wrapped up separate summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this month.
"Amid growing uncertainties in the international order, peace and stability in the region become all the more vital," Lee said, according to Cheong Wa Dae.
Lee said pragmatic diplomacy seeking balance and broadening mutually beneficial ties is more important than ever.
"The role of domestic politics is especially important now," Lee said. "If we become divided internally, we will not be able to protect our national interests against external pressures, and even our hard-won diplomatic achievements could be squandered."
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