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Ex-US envoy opposes Trump's North Korea approach
Korea Times
Ex-US envoy opposes Trump's North Korea approach
By Yi Whan-woo
A former chief U.S. negotiator for North Korea's nuclear disarmament said the U.S. needs a step-by-step approach to denuclearization instead of an "all-or-nothing" tactic.
Joseph Yun, a former U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, called President Donald Trump's "no deal is better than a bad deal" stance mere rhetoric, saying the two countries could have "salvaged something" during their latest summit in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Yun suggested for the U.S. to lift some of the sanctions placed on the North to help ease Kim into the idea of dismantling his nuclear arsenal in return. This includes the Yongbyon reactor complex, which was a central point of contention at the summit, as well as accounting for nuclear weapons and fissile material that Pyongyang is still believed to be hiding, he said.
"We need to see a step-by-step approach...there is no other possible approach," Yun said in an interview with KBS World Radio.
Joseph Yun, a former U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, called President Donald Trump's "no deal is better than a bad deal" stance mere rhetoric, saying the two countries could have "salvaged something" during their latest summit in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Yun suggested for the U.S. to lift some of the sanctions placed on the North to help ease Kim into the idea of dismantling his nuclear arsenal in return. This includes the Yongbyon reactor complex, which was a central point of contention at the summit, as well as accounting for nuclear weapons and fissile material that Pyongyang is still believed to be hiding, he said.
"We need to see a step-by-step approach...there is no other possible approach," Yun said in an interview with KBS World Radio.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/03/103_265843.html
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