South Korea's Moon: Kim Jong Un still committed to 'complete denuclearization,' wants to meet...

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post




South Korea’s Moon: Kim Jong Un still committed to ‘complete denuclearization,’ wants to meet with Trump

By Michelle Ye Hee Lee, May 26 at 11:09 PM

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is still committed to the “complete denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula and willing to meet with President Trump, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Sunday. But Moon declined to define “complete denuclearization,” suggesting that there are still fundamental gaps on the key issue bedeviling preparations for the on-again-off-again summit between Trump and Kim.

Kim also expressed concern about whether he could trust the U.S. guarantee that he would remain in power following denuclearization, Moon said after his impromptu meeting with the North Korean leader Saturday afternoon, which was requested by Kim.

“We two leaders agreed the June 12 North Korea-U.S. summit must be successfully held,” Moon said of the meeting, which took place on the northern side of the demilitarized zone.

The rapidly arranged discussion reflects how urgently the two leaders are trying to salvage the U.S.-North Korea summit, originally scheduled for June 12 in Singapore.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-and-south-korean-leaders-meet-to-frankly-discuss-how-to-make-trump-kim-summit-a-success-seoul-says/2018/05/26/37a74e9c-60d7-11e8-9ee3-49d6d4814c4c_story.html

[SayItLoud]

1. I'm trying to make this trend

South Korean President Moon Jae-in = NOBEL PEACE PRZE
not @realDonaldTrump

[pazzyanne]

2. Was just thinking the same thing.

He has worked harder than anyone in bringing about a summit to discuss issues and facilitate solutions. His country's existence is in the balance.

[paleotn]

3. Kim isn't giving up his nukes...period...end of story.

Given the nature of things right now and the belligerence of this admin, there's no way in hell. They are the ultimate insurance against regime change. We insist, and rightly so, that they denuclearize. For NK, that's a non-starter. In the end, all this jawing will accomplish nothing of any significance. There will still be nukes in the north and our guys will still be staring at each other across the DMZ.

[old guy]

4. You are correct.