The Korea Times
President Lee Jae Myung met with a delegation of U.S. lawmakers Thursday and reaffirmed his commitment to regain wartime operational control from Washington as part of a push to take on a greater share of the defense burden on the Korean Peninsula. Lee made the remarks during a meeting with six members of the Congressional Study Group on Korea, where the two sides exchanged views on security and economic issues between Seoul and Washington. "In addition to increasing defense spending, we aim to reduce the burden on the United States by regaining wartime operational control, and to take responsibility for safeguarding peace and stability in Northeast Asia, particularly around the Korean Peninsula," Lee said. "We believe it is only right that the defense of the Korean Peninsula be carried out by our own strength and capabilities," he added. Lee also expressed gratitude for U.S. support for South Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War, and asked the lawmakers to continue supporting peace and stability on the peninsula. His remarks came after Donald Trump said Wednesday South Korea was "not help
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