Trump Wants a New Meeting with Kim Jong Un. North Korea Says Not so Fast
Pyongyang says any summit would require major U.S. policy changes, as Washington says it remains open to dialogue without preconditions.
- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, aiming to revive personal diplomacy from his first term.
- Kim Yo Jong, director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, dismissed Trump's decision to scale back the 10-day Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises as "unworthy of comment and have no interest in it at all."
- On Thursday, Pyongyang launched 10 short-range ballistic missiles, signaling its hardline stance as officials insist any future dialogue requires the U.S. to accept North Korea's nuclear weapons status.
- Unlike seven years ago, Kim has little incentive to negotiate, as he cultivates relations with Russia and China while Moscow provides backing for his de facto nuclear status.
- The APEC forum in Shenzhen offers a potential meeting venue, though Trump faces political urgency to secure a foreign policy achievement before the November 3 midterm elections.
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Trump wants a new meeting with Kim Jong Un. North Korea says not so fast
U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year. But his overtures have drawn a frosty response from Pyongyang, suggesting it will set tough conditions to hold such a meeting even if the two men have an “excellent” relationship.
US President Donald Trump has expressed his desire to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again this year. Trump described his relationship with Kim as "very good," but Kim's sister, Kim Yo Jong, made it clear that personal relations do not trump North Korean security policy. She described US policies as still hostile.
Analysis-Trump wants a new meeting with Kim Jong Un. North Korea says not so fast
By Kyu-seok Shim, Brenda Goh and Trevor Hunnicutt SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year. But his overtures have drawn a frosty response from Pyongyang, sug...
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