US EditionNorth Korea can talk to US if it stops insisting on denuclearisation, Kim says
Kim Jong-Un insists North Korea's nuclear arsenal is vital for survival and rejects phased denuclearization plans, while South Korea estimates the country adds 15-20 nuclear devices annually.
- Kim Jong-un stated that North Korea is open to talks with the United States if it drops the demand for denuclearization, according to state news agency KCNA.
- Kim expressed that he still has fond memories of U.S. President Donald Trump from their previous meetings, making this his first indication of interest in resuming dialogue.
- Kim asserted, "We will never give up our nuclear weapons," emphasizing that denuclearization is not an option for North Korea.
- Experts noted that the possibility of dialogue between North Korea and the U.S. depends on Trump's actions regarding Kim's nuclear insistence.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would talk to the United States only if Washington stops demanding that Pyongyang scrap its nuclear weapons program, state-run news agency KCNA reported on Sept. 21. During a speech at the Supreme People’s Assembly in Pyongyang, Kim said that if the United States stops demanding denuclearisation, “there is no reason … not to sit down with the United States.” Kim also said he had fond memories of U.S. Presi…
North Korea’s Kim open to US talks, vows to keep nuclear arsenal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he has "fond memories" of US President Donald Trump and is open to future talks with the United States - if he can keep his nuclear arsenal. Kim met Trump three times for high-profile summits during Trump's first term, before talks collapsed in Hanoi in 2019 over what concessions Pyongyang was prepared to make on its atomic weapons. The US demand that Kim give up his banned weapons has long been a sticking po…
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