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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

North Korea’s Kim says he can talk to Trump, but on one condition

Kim Jong Un said he was open to talks with U.S. president Donald Trump on the condition that Washington drops its demand for denuclearisation of the reclusive east Asian country.

The North Korean leader was addressing the country's rubber-stamp parliament on Sunday, when he said there was “no reason” for the sides not to hold talks if Washington abandons its "obsession with denuclearisation”, state media KCNA reported.

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