Lee reaffirms commitment to regain wartime command in meeting with U.S. lawmakers

SEOUL -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has met with a delegation of U.S. lawmakers and reaffirmed his commitment to regain wartime operational control from Washington as part of a push to take on a greater share of the defense burden on the Korean Peninsula.Lee made the remarks during a meeting Thursday with six members of the Congressional Study Group on Korea, where the two sides exchanged views on security and economic issues between Seoul and Washington."In addition to increasing defense spending, we aim to reduce the burden on the United States by regaining wartime operational …READ FULL ARTICLE