SEOUL, South Korea — President Joe Biden said Saturday that any meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would "depend on whether he was sincere and whether he was serious," a departure from former President Donald Trump's aggressive pursuit of the rogue autocrat.
Biden's skeptical comments came during a joint press conference with new South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in which the two leaders expressed growing concerns over North Korea's provocations.
Biden's remarks suggest he would meet with Kim only after significant negotiations were underway at lower levels. Trump's three meetings with Kim took place without enforceable conditions set on Kim.
