Trump says N. Korea's Kim has responded to his dialogue overture
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Nor...
On August 17, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has responded to his overture for dialogue, according to Yonhap news. This came a day after Trump announced his directive to significantly reduce South Korea-U.S. military exercises, which Pyongyang has criticized as war rehearsals. At a press availability at the White House, Trump addressed questions about Kim's lack of response to his dialogue overture, asserting that Kim has in fact engaged with him.
Trump highlighted three in-person meetings he had with Kim during his first term - one in Singapore in June 2018, another in Hanoi in February 2019, and a third at the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom in June 2019. Trump also claimed that Kim has always treated him with great respect.
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