South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll bolster US-Japan ties and pursue talks with North

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1. Mid of South Korea's newly-elected President Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hea Kyung
2. Zoom out of Lee taking his oath and people applauding
3. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Lee Jae-myung, President of South Korea:
"On the foundation of a solid Korea-U.S alliance, I will strengthen the trilateral alliance between South Korea, the United States, and Japan. When it comes to relations with neighboring countries, I will take a pragmatic and national interest-oriented approach. I will widen the horizon of our diplomacy, enhance the national stature to expand South Korea's economic footprint."
4. Wide of Lee
5. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Lee Jae-myung, President of South Korea:
"While we respond to North Korean nuclear threat and military provocation with a defense budget twice the size of North Korea’s GDP, the world’s fifth-largest military power, and strong deterrence rooted in the ROK-U.S. alliance, we will also open a window of dialogue with North Korea. I will establish peace in the Korean peninsula through dialogue and cooperation."
6. Wide of Lee leaving
STORYLINE:
South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung said Wednesday he’ll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral partnership with the U.S. and Japan.

Lee said in his inaugural address a day after his election that his government will deal with potential North Korean aggression with “a strong deterrence” based on the solid South Korea-U.S. military alliance.

But he would also leave the door open for dialogue with North Korea and establish peace on the Korean Peninsula.

He said he’ll pursue pragmatic diplomacy and boost a trilateral Seoul-Washington-Tokyo cooperation based on the South Korea-U.S. alliance.

Lee rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician, vowing to fight inequality and corruption. He won a snap election Tuesday that was triggered by the removal of former president Yoon Suk Yeol over his ill-fated imposition of martial law late last year.

Lee’s term began immediately without the usual two-month transition period after the National Election Commission formally confirmed his victory Wednesday morning.

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