South Korea’s President is Lee Jae Myung.

He wants a slow plan for North Korea.

He wants to stop the nuclear standoff step by step.

He said the first goal is to stop new nuclear work.

North Korea should stop new missiles too.

Later steps would cut its weapons.

Then North Korea would give up its weapons.

Each step would bring help.

North Korea would get political and economic help.

Lee said his plan has three steps.

The steps are stop, reduce, and give up.

He said this plan is practical.

He said it is not realistic to wait.

North Korea will not give up everything at once.

He said North Korea’s weapons would grow.

The threat would grow too.

Lee will present his plan this week.

He will do it at U.N. meetings in New York.

He said Seoul and Washington will talk to Pyongyang again.

North Korea has said no to talks.

It recently tested more weapons.

It said no to Trump’s decision.

Last month Trump scaled back a big military exercise with South Korea.

North Korea then launched weapons three times.

Experts say North Korea wants bigger U.S. concessions.

Some people worry about Lee’s plan.

They say North Korea could get help.

It could get sanctions relief.

But it might not fully give up its nuclear program.

Lee said negotiators must show the North a path.

He said lasting peace is a real path to a safe future.

Lee also said South Korea and the United States are open to talks.

They want no preconditions.

He said the two leaders should build trust.

They should meet face-to-face.

They should find common ground.