North Korea Says It Wants to Meet With U.S. This Month to Restart Denuclearization Talks

Here is the latest on the possible restart of talks with North Korea:

U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Robert O’Brien, left, his new national security adviser, board Air Force One, Wednesday, on their way to Otay Mesa, California. [AP/YONHAP]

Earlier Wednesday, Bolton told a private lunch group that any negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang are “doomed to failure,” U.S. media reported. Bolton said the lifting of sanctions is North Korea’s only goal. 

In response, Trump stressed that his administration has successfully stopped North Korean nuclear tests and that he has a good relationship with its leader. 

“So I think that’s better than somebody that goes around saying we want to use the Libyan model,” Trump said. “He said the ‘Libyan model.’ That set us back very badly when he said that. So I think John really should take a look at how badly they’ve done in the past, and maybe a new method would be very good.”

Kim Myong-gil, a former North Korean ambassador to Vietnam, in a statement carried by Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency Friday “welcomed” President Trump’s “wise political determination” calling for a new method of negotiations. 

Kim, now confirmed as the North’s counterpart to U.S. top nuclear envoy Stephen Biegun, lauded Trump’s criticism of the Libyan model and said he wants to be “optimistic” about the results of North-U.S. negotiations expected to “take place soon.”

North Korea said Monday it wants to meet with the United States in late September, but no meeting has been set. Urging the United States to come up with a “new calculation method,” the North has demanded that economic sanctions be lifted and security guarantees for its regime be offered. 

Joong Ang Ilbo

You can read more at the link, but my reading of the tea leaves is that a deal of some kind will be worked out with North Korea. I think President Trump realizes they are not giving up their nukes and it appears a “pretend denuclearization” deal may be what is ultimately worked out.

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setnaffa
setnaffa
5 years ago

GI, I keep finding myself surprised by the President. He acts like no politician ever did. And he gets stuff done (like no politician ever did).

Kim Fatty has a price for giving up his nukes. Trump will probably find it. And then we’ll all be happier.

Except the recent trolls. They probably wouldn’t get paid anymore.

Rosko
Rosko
5 years ago

That fat, donut hole shaped piece of dog shite has learned he can dictate to his peasants, but we don’t give a shit what he says. He needs to just go away. Hell he is so fat his limo is actually a dump truck!

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
5 years ago

Meh.

Who cares in NK gives up it’s nukes… ain’t gonna happen anyway… the whole world learned from the Libya (and Saddam) Model.

Bolton, you dummy.

This is not a problem to solve. It is a situation to manage.

The solution is for NK to “normalize”… the two big parts of that being they join the world community and there is no hint of regime change.

Who knows what will happen… but Europe-raised Kim and deal-maker Trump working together is the best chance for this to happen… and the signs are positive…

…despite GREAT resistance from the Deep State in both nations.

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