Seoul insists any diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang must yield nuclear progress and preserve joint defence readiness
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenReutersPublished: 12:56pm, 28 Aug 2026South Korea supports US President Donald Trump’s efforts to resume dialogue with North Korea, but aims to ensure its security posture is not weakened and that Seoul is not sidelined, according to South Korea’s national security adviser.Seoul believed the resumption of talks between the US and North Korea should focus on progress on the North Korean nuclear weapons issue and must not undermine the country’s security readiness, Wi Sung-lac told reporters on Friday.
“One point to keep in mind is the need to coordinate with the United States to ensure that any resumption of US-North Korea dialogue leads to substantive progress on the North Korean nuclear issue, alongside efforts to establish a peace regime on the Korean peninsula,” Wi said.
To achieve these aims, policy coordination and communication between South Korea and the United States were more important than ever, he said.
At the same time, Seoul should ensure it was not “sidelined” in Washington’s efforts to restart talks with Pyongyang, Wi said.
