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North Korea could 'get along' with US, says Kim Jong Un

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📌 Key Takeaways

  • Kim offers conditional improved relations with US if nuclear weapons are accepted
  • North Korea vows to expand nuclear arsenal despite international sanctions
  • Kim dismisses South Korea as 'most hostile entity'
  • Future relations depend entirely on US attitude according to Kim

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared at the Workers' Party congress in Pyongyang that his country could 'get along' with the United States if Washington accepts Pyongyang's nuclear weapons are permanent, while simultaneously calling for an expansion of the nuclear arsenal and dismissing South Korea as the North's 'most hostile entity'. The rare message to Washington, delivered at the five-yearly party gathering, comes amid speculation about revived talks between Kim and US President Donald Trump ahead of Trump's scheduled visit to China in April. Kim emphasized that future US-North Korea relations 'depends entirely on the US attitude', stating that his country is ready for either 'peaceful coexistence or permanent confrontation', with the choice not being North Korea's to make. The North Korean leader also addressed his country's nuclear ambitions, calling for projects to 'increase the number of nuclear weapons and expand nuclear operational means', despite ongoing international sanctions and the secrecy surrounding the regime's actual military capabilities.

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North Korea could 'get along' with US, says Kim Jong Un 6 hours ago Share Save Gavin Butler and Jake Kwon , Seoul Correspondent Share Save Kim Jong Un has declared his intent to expand North Korea's nuclear arsenal and operational range - calling on the United States to respect his country's nuclear power, in a rare message to Washington. The United States and North Korea could "get along", Kim added, but only if the US accepts that North Korea's nuclear weapons are here to stay. His comments, which were made at a five-yearly party congress held in the capital Pyongyang, are seen as leaving a door open to talks with US President Donald Trump ahead of Trump's visit to China in April. However, Kim dashes hopes of any diplomatic thaw with South Korea, calling them the North's "most hostile entity". If Washington "respects our present position as stipulated in the Constitution... and withdraws its hostile policy... there is no reason why we cannot get along well with the United States," Kim said at the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, according to state media outlet KCNA. The future state of US-North Korea relations "depends entirely on the US attitude", Kim said. "Whether it's peaceful coexistence or permanent confrontation, we are ready for either, and the choice is not ours to make." He also addressed its neighbour South Korea, saying that it would "permanently exclude Seoul from the category of compatriots", adding that "as long as South Korea cannot escape the geopolitical conditions of having a border with us, the only way to live safely is to give up everything related to us and leave us alone". One analyst told AFP that Pyongyang's latest remarks signalled "an intention to pursue relations with the US independently, without going through South Korea." Trump says he wants to meet Kim Jong Un on Asia trip South Korea would accept a Trump-Kim deal to freeze nuclear programme, president tells BBC Kim also highlighted Pyongyang's nuclear programme, sayi...
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