Lee Jae Myung says "President Trump wants dialogue" on US-North Korea engagement

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung told reporters Friday that renewed engagement between Washington and Pyongyang could serve as a meaningful opening toward a more stable Korean Peninsula. He described U.S. President Donald Trump as inclined toward talks and said he had pressed Trump to engage North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Lee’s remarks came as North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles Sunday from its eastern coast, after Pyongyang pledged to build up its nuclear forces and counter what it describes as U.S. antagonism. The South Korean presidential office called on the North to stop such launches, pointing to restrictions imposed by the U.N. Security Council. It remains uncertain whether Washington and Pyongyang will quickly resume talks.