Editing North Korea–South Korea relations (section)

== Lee Jae-myung's presidency (2025–present) ==

=== 2025 ===
On 11 June 2025, newly [[2025 South Korean presidential election|elected]] South Korean president [[Lee Jae-myung]] ordered the [[Republic of Korea Armed Forces|Republic of Korea Armed Forces (ROKA)]] to halt [[loudspeaker]] broadcasts and [[propaganda]] across the border with [[North Korea]] in an attempt to ease [[Hostility|hostilities]] and tensions between the two nations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-11 |title=South Korea halts propaganda broadcasts along border with rival North in a move to ease tensions |url=https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-border-north-tensions-2ba545996b3daf1a9f81e23685792c11 |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>

North Korea rejected the overtures in July and stated that it had no interest in talks with South Korea.<ref>cnn.com: [https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/28/asia/north-korea-kim-sister-south-enemy-intl-hnk ''Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister says talks with US possible if Washington drops denuclearization demand'']</ref><ref>[https://thediplomat.com/2025/07/north-korea-has-no-interest-in-talking-to-lee-jae-myung/ thediplomat.com] July 28, 2025</ref> Despite this, during the [[2025 China Victory Day Parade]], South Korean National Assembly Speaker [[Woo Won-shik]] met with North Korean leader [[Kim Jong Un]] and the two shook hands and had a brief conversation. According to Woo's entourage, Woo said "We met again after 7 years" (referring to the [[2018 inter-Korean summit]]) and Kim replied with the single word "yes".<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last1=Park |first1=Ju-min |last2=Lee |first2=Joyce |date=3 September 2025 |title=North Korea's Kim and South Korean parliament speaker shake hands in Beijing |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/north-koreas-kim-south-korean-parliament-speaker-shake-hands-beijing-2025-09-03/ |access-date=5 September 2025 |work=[[Reuters]] |language=en}}</ref> Woo also met with [[Vladimir Putin]] and Putin asked Woo if there is any message he can relay to Kim, with Woo responding by saying that it is important to build peace in the [[Korean Peninsula]] despite difficulties.<ref name=":5" />