South Korea's Lee urges North Korea to restore dialogue, pledges military buildup ↧ ↧ South Korea's Lee urges North Korea to restore dialogue, pledges mi... South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday called on ​North Korea to help restore trust and resume dialogue, a day ‌after Seoul and Pyongyang traded barbs over a landmine incident that South Korea's military and the UN Command said amounted to an armistice violation.