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# ‘New space for middle powers to play a more active role’: South Korean leader

President Lee Jae Myung talks about the deepening of bilateral ties with Singapore and his favourite K-drama.

#### ‘S. Korea has regained its footing,’ says President Lee Jae Myung, 10 months after martial law crisis

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