North Korea Says Kim-Trump Ties Are ‘Not Bad’ but It’s Not Giving up Its Nuclear Weapons
- On Tuesday , Kim Yo Jong said North Korea rejects future dialogue unless the U.S. accepts its status as a nuclear weapons state.
- Amid reminders of past breakdowns, Kim Yo Jong noted that the 2018-19 summit talks unraveled after Trump rejected Kim’s calls for extensive sanctions relief, leading to the talks' collapse.
- Yo Jong added, `But if Washington intended to use a personal relationship as a way to end the North's nuclear weapons program, the effort would only be the subject of "mockery," Kim Yo Jong said in a statement carried by KCNA.`
- Prospects hinge on the Russia-Ukraine war ending soon and U.S. tariff negotiations proceeding as Trump prefers, analysts say.
- Given expanded weapons tests, analysts note that Kim Jong Un has since modernized and expanded North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, making denuclearization talks less compelling than in 2019.
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North Korea says Kim-Trump ties are ‘not bad’ but it’s not giving up its nuclear weapons
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed the U.S.’s intent to resume diplomacy on North Korea’s denuclearization, as she urged Washington to accept her country as a nuclear weapons state and find a new approach to restart talks. Kim Yo Jong’s statement suggested North Korea would only return to talks if the U.S. rewards it for a partial surrender of its nuclear capability. Some experts say U.S. P…
(Washington=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Dong-hyun = North Korea announced a position with the nuance that it may talk to the United States about topics other than denuclearization, and the United States...
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