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Donald Trump ready to grant Kim Jong-un his wishes if North Korea gives up nuclear weapons, says Moon Jae-in
- The US president has a ‘very friendly view’ of the North Korean leader
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South Korea’s president says US President Donald Trump told him he has a “very friendly view” of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and wants to grant his wishes if he denuclearises.
North Korea has sought security guarantees from the United States and relief from international sanctions.
President Moon Jae-in’s office quoted Moon as saying that Trump asked him to convey these messages to the North Korean leader if he visits Seoul this year as he promised. Moon spoke to reporters on Saturday aboard his presidential plane en route to New Zealand from Argentina, where he met Trump on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit.
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“President Trump asked me to forward to (Kim) these messages; he has a very friendly view of Chairman Kim Jong-un and likes him. He hopes to fully carry out the remaining agreements (from their June summit in Singapore) together with him so that he will make Chairman Kim Jong-un get what he wants,” Moon said.
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Moon said he and Trump agreed during their meeting that Kim’s trip to Seoul would play a “very positive role” in US-North Korea nuclear diplomacy. Moon said it is still unclear whether Kim will visit Seoul by the end of this year, and that it is up to the North Korean leader.
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