Kim open to U.S. talks if denuclearisation demand ends

Kim Jong Un said North Korea is open to talks with the United States if Washington drops demands for denuclearisation.

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00:00North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says he is open to talks with the United States,

00:05but only if Washington stops demanding that his country give up its nuclear weapons.

00:12He made clear that Pyongyang will never relinquish its nuclear arsenal in exchange for sanctions relief.

00:21Speaking at the Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang,

00:24Kim recalled his past meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump,

00:28whom he met three times during Trump's first term, and described those encounters positively.

00:34Kim's comments came after both Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung expressed willingness to meet him,

00:41following a White House meeting last month.

00:44The North Korean leader stressed that nuclear weapons are vital for his country's survival,

00:49citing U.S.-South Korean joint military drills, which he described as preparations for nuclear war.

00:55North Korea has been under United Nations sanctions since its first nuclear test in 2006.

01:01Despite these restrictions, it has continued to advance its nuclear and missile programs.