South Korean FM sees Trump's leadership as key to resolving North Korea stalemate

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump could play a critical role to achieve a breakthrough in the ongoing stalemate with North Korea, amid speculation that Washington may reengage with Pyongyang. His remarks come as the Lee Jae Myung administration, amid its pursuit of rapprochement with Pyongyang, carefully watches if the U.S. could resume dialogue with the North. "When I visited the United States and met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House aides, I said that President Trump's leadership would be essential to achieving a new breakthrough in the current situation, and that I hoped for such a development. I believe the U.S. side received my remarks quite positively," Cho said during a press conference in Seoul, when asked about potential U.S.-North Korea talks. His remarks come as the North recently recognized the relationship between its leader, Kim Jong-un, and Trump is "not bad," although it added the relationship would not be reflected on its U.S. policy. They had three meetings, including two summits, during Trump's first term. The tWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times