South Korea’s new liberal president, Lee Jae Myung, says he will seek to restore a 2018 military agreement with North Korea aimed at reducing border tensions and urged Pyongyang to respond to Seoul’s efforts to rebuild trust and revive dialogue.

South Korea’s new liberal president, Lee Jae-myung, said Friday he plans to revive a 2018 military agreement with North Korea designed to ease

Lee has pledged to pursue dialogue with the nuclear-armed North without preconditions since his election in June.