Lee asks Trump to lead peaceful resolution of North Korea issue during brief G7 meet

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• ·South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (second from right) attends the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Tuesday.
• ·(Yonhap) President Lee Jae Myung held a brief exchange with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit Tuesday, during which Lee asked Trump to help lead efforts toward a peaceful resolution of North Korean issues, according to the presidential office here.
• ·The two leaders spoke for about 30 seconds during a group photo session for participating leaders at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France.
• ·According to a written briefing by Lee's spokesperson Kang Yu-jung, Trump initiated the conversation, asking "President Lee about the current state of inter-Korean relations." In response, Lee told Trump that "just as he had sought to resolve the war in the Middle East, he should also lead efforts for the peaceful resolution of the North Korean issue," Kang said.
• ·"President Trump responded by expressing his intention to work toward resolving the North Korean issue," she added.