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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kim Tong-Hyung and Hyung-Jin Kim

Row erupts as South Korea’s president says he wants to say sorry to North Korea

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is weighing a possible apology to North Korea over suspicions that his predecessor intentionally sought to raise military tensions between the war-divided rivals.

Mr Lee, who won a snap election after former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief declaration of martial law and subsequent removal from office, has stressed his desire to repair ties with his country’s northern neighbour.

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