Seoul on Relations with US: We Will Not Accept Capitulationist Diplomacy

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday, amid a dispute with the US government over the disclosure of information related to North Korea's nuclear facilities, rejected any 'capitulationist diplomacy,' stressing that the alliance with the US is the cornerstone of Seoul's foreign policy and that South Korea's national interests must come first.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday rejected any "submissive diplomacy" and said South Korea's national interests should come first, stressing that alliance with the United States is a cornerstone of Seoul's foreign policy, following a disagreement with the US government over disclosure of information related to North Korea's nuclear facilities.