{"id":1348,"date":"2018-03-08T01:32:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T01:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/?p=1348"},"modified":"2018-03-08T01:32:22","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T01:32:22","slug":"north-korea-willing-to-talk-to-us-about-giving-up-nuclear-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/2018\/03\/08\/north-korea-willing-to-talk-to-us-about-giving-up-nuclear-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea willing to talk to US about giving up nuclear weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Seoul, South Korea (CNN)<\/cite>North Korea is willing to talk to the United States about giving up its nuclear weapons, South Korea said Tuesday, in a remarkable development that followed unprecedented meetings in Pyongyang.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also has agreed to refrain from conducting nuclear and missile tests while engaging in dialogue with South Korea, Seoul’s national security chief Chung Eui-yong said after returning from talks with Kim.<\/div>\n
Chung said Pyongyang expressed willingness to talk to the United States “in an open-ended dialogue to discuss the issue of denuclearization and to normalize relations with North Korea.”<\/div>\n
North Korea clarified that<\/a>\u00a0it had no reason to retain nuclear weapons if “the military threat to North Korea is resolved” and the country’s security can be guaranteed, Chung said.<\/div>\n
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It’s a startling statement from a nation that only months ago declared it could wipe the United States off the face of the Earth and comes just hours after the five top South Korean government officials spoke with the young North Korean leader.<\/div>\n
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Monday’s meeting is believed to be the first time<\/a>\u00a0Kim has ever talked face-to-face with any officials from Seoul since taking power in 2011.<\/div>\n
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