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Fri, May 25, 2018 | 12:26

If North Korea wants to meet, 'we'll be there': White House

"If the North Koreans want to meet, we'll be there," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told journalists, adding that the White House schedule had not changed.

North Korea | 2018-05-18 10:31

Trump: Kim Jong-un can stay in power after abandoning nukes

Trump: Kim Jong-un can stay in power after abandoning nukes

As prospects for a historic summit next month between the two leaders dimmed, Trump told reporters that if the meeting were to go ahead successfully, Kim "will get protections that will be very strong." "He'd be in his country and running his country. His country would be very rich."

North Korea | 2018-05-18 10:26

If North Korea wants to meet, 'we'll be there': White House

Trump: North Korea still preparing summit 'like nothing happened'

"We are continuing to negotiate in terms of location - where to meet, how to meet, rooms, everything else - and they've been negotiating like nothing happened," he said Thursday at the White House. Trump said it "will be very interesting" if the June 12 meeting in Singapore is scrapped, after Pyongyang said it might cancel if the US demands complete denuclearization.

North Korea | 2018-05-18 10:19

Ban says US pullout of Iran deal bad example for NK

Former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday the U.S. withdrawing from the Iranian nuclear deal does not serve as a good precedent for negotiating an agreement with North Korea. The U.S. announced earlier this month it would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed with China, France, Russi...

North Korea | 2018-05-17 16:49

South offers to mediate US-NK standoff

Seoul will play a more active role in helping Washington and Pyongyang narrow the gap for their denuclearization talks, after North Korea threatened to cancel the planned summit between its leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday. In a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) at the presidential office, ranking security and diplom...

North Korea | 2018-05-17 16:21

'North won't talk with South unless issues are resolved'

South Korean urges North to implement summit agreements

South Korea's National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday called on North Korea to faithfully implement agreements for denuclearization and peace reached at the recent inter-Korean summit, one day after the communist state abruptly called off a high-level meeting largely aimed at discussing ways to implement the summit agreements.

North Korea | 2018-05-17 10:50

Trump insists on North Korea's denuclearization

Trump insists on North Korea's denuclearization

U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged on Wednesday it was unclear if his summit with North Korea would go ahead after Pyongyang threatened to pull out of the unprecedented meeting, a move that could deny him a potentially major foreign policy achievement. North Korea threw into doubt the June 12 summit between its leader Kim Jong-un and Trump on Wednesday, saying it might ...

North Korea | 2018-05-17 10:09

Xi emphasizes friendship 'sealed in blood' with North Korea

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with visiting North Korean ruling party officials and emphasized the importance of advancing a friendship "sealed in blood" between the two countries, the North's state-run media reported Thursday.

North Korea | 2018-05-17 09:37

White House hopeful Kim-Trump summit will occur

The White House is "still hopeful" the summit between North Korea's Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump will proceed despite Pyongyang's threat to cancel it, spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Wednesday. "We're still hopeful that the meeting will take place and we'll continue down that path," Sanders told Fox News. "At the same time ... we've been prepared that these might ...

North Korea | 2018-05-16 21:57

North Korea plays hardball ahead of summit

Hyundai to form international consortium for NK biz

One of the best-known names in business here is preparing to advantage of the country's improving relations with North Korea.

North Korea | 2018-05-16 16:45

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