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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,956 posts)
Sat May 21, 2022, 12:06 PM May 2022

Biden says meeting with Kim Jong Un would depend on if he's serious, sincere

In his first trip to Asia since taking office, President Joe Biden laid out conditions for meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

"With regard to whether I would meet with the leader of North Korea, that would depend on whether he was sincere and whether he was serious," Biden told reporters on Saturday as he appeared alongside South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol at a press event.

Biden campaigned on taking a tougher stance on the North Korean leader than his predecessor. Former President Donald Trump frequently praised Kim, once saying he had a "great and beautiful" vision for his country. Trump and Kim held three high-profile meetings during his presidency.

Biden said last year he'd only meet with Kim so long as he committed to a discussion about dismantling North Korea's nuclear arsenal. Yoon, South Korea's newly elected president, reaffirmed Saturday that their shared goal is the complete denuclearization of North Korea.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/biden-says-meeting-with-kim-jong-un-would-depend-on-if-he-s-serious-sincere/ar-AAXz76x

And unlike Trump he won't fall in love with him.

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Biden says meeting with Kim Jong Un would depend on if he's serious, sincere (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2022 OP
North Korea isn't going to denuclearize. David__77 May 2022 #1
No love letters? SAD! keithbvadu2 May 2022 #2

David__77

(23,372 posts)
1. North Korea isn't going to denuclearize.
Sat May 21, 2022, 12:31 PM
May 2022

Why would they? If they didn’t have nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that state would be likely to be toppled.

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