Fate of Trump summit will be clear if US speaks of a Libya-style denuclearisation for North: KCNA

KCNA statement said US President Donald Trump would remain as a “failed president” if he follows in the steps of his predecessors

Updated on: May 16, 2018, 08:49:53 IST

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North Korea said it may reconsider holding a summit with the United States if Washington continues to unilaterally insist on North Korea giving up its nuclear programme, the North’s state media said on Wednesday.

A combination photo shows a Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) handout of Kim Jong Un released on May 10, 2016, and Donald Trump posing for a photo in New York City, US, May 17, 2016. (Reuters Photo)

Citing first vice minister of foreign affairs Kim Kye Gwan, North Korea’s central news agency also said the fate of the US-North Korea summit as well as bilateral relations “would be clear” if Washington speaks of a Libya-style denuclearisation for the North.

The statement added US President Donald Trump would remain as a “failed president” if he follows in the steps of his predecessors.

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