'Begin discussions': South Korea's Lee Jae Myung calls for talks with North Korea

File photo: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (left) and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un (Picture) credit: Reuters) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday called for talks with North Korea to formally end the Korean War, seeking to replace the decades-old armistice with a peace arrangement and ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula.Speaking at a ceremony marking Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule, Lee urged the two Koreas to set aside their intentions to threaten each other and begin discussions on ending the war, which technically remains unresolved."Let us put down our intentions to threaten each other and begin discussions to end the long-running war as the directly involved parties," Lee said.The 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty, leaving the two Koreas technically at war.Lee seeks peace regime, nuclear dialogue with North KoreaLee said dialogue could also address North Korea's growing nuclear capabilities."Through this, it may also be possible to discuss effective measures to halt the advancement of North Korea's nuclear capabilities," he said.According to Reuters, Lee said Seoul would pursue pre-emptive and sustained...