North Korea open to talks with the US: South Korea's presidential office Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/north-korea-open-to-talks-with-the-us-south-korea-s-presidential-9989974 (Updated: )
Think for the denuclearisation talk to progress and succeed, important to emphasize the following :- (1) Security assurance that N Korea will not be attack. The same go for S Korea - to be assured that it will not be attacked. Security and safety are paramount.
(2) Economic development, lifting of sanctions, business, investment etc --- can then be discussed in conjunction to denuclearisation talk.
N Korea should take the cue and solace from China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos --- that it is possible to follow their footstep to emerge from isolation - and integrate successfully with the World whether economically, socially, politically, militarily --- without causing harm to their Government or People.
Ivanka Trump, standing with South Korean president Moon Jae-in and his wife, clapped as the North and South Korean athletes entered the Olympic Stadium for the Closing Ceremony in PyeongChang on Sunday.
Her applause draws stark contrast to vice president Mike Pence, who led the delegation during the Opening Ceremony. Pence remained seated with his wife as the North and South Korean athletes entered the stadium under a unified flag. He also drew criticism for ignoring Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who was seated just one row behind him at the Opening Ceremony.
Trump, who is leading the U.S. delegation at the Closing Ceremony, is currently on a four-day visit to South Korea.
While she applauded athletes from both countries, she did not interact with North Korean general Kim Yong Chol, who led the North Korean delegation at the Closing Ceremony.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, first lady Kim Jung-sook and Ivanka Trump applaud as athletes from North and South Korea walk together during the Closing Ceremony at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on Sunday. (Getty Images)
The decision to have Ivanka lead the United States hasn’t been welcomed by all, though. American skier Gus Kenworthy, who has been openly critical of Pence and the Trump administration throughout the games, took another shot against the White House just before the Closing Ceremony — this time directed at the First Daughter.
Trump also met privately with the South Korean president, briefing him on the latest U.S. sanctions on North Korea, which the White House rolled out on Friday.
“Trump delivered a personal message to President Moon from President Trump about today’s North Korea related sanctions announcement at a small meeting at the Blue House. They also discussed the continued effort on the joint maximum pressure campaign against North Korea,” a senior administration official said in a statement to CNN.
Trump is joined on her trip with press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Republican senator from Idaho Jim Risch.
“If [a nuclear conflict with North Korea] starts, it’s going to probably be one of the worst catastrophic events in the history of our civilization,” Risch said. “It’s going to be very, very brief. The end of it is going to see mass casualties the likes of which the planet has never seen. It will be of biblical proportions.”
Ryan Young,Yahoo Sports 6 hours ago
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