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. President Donald Trump, whom he met three times during Trump’s first presidency.
The North Korean leader said North Korea needs nuclear weapons to protect itself from threats posed by the United States and South Korea and would not be negotiating anything in exchange for lifting sanctions….
North Korean Leader Says No Dialogue Unless US Drops Denuclearization Demand
