North Korea tells Trump to accept new nuclear reality

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North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong says U.S. President Donald Trump must accept a “changed reality” and recognise the country as a nuclear power if talks were to resume between Pyongyang and Washington.

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump must accept a changed reality

00:04and recognize North Korea as a nuclear power if talks are to resume,

00:09says Kim Jong-un's influential sister Kim Yo-jong.

00:12She stresses, however, that dialogue will never lead to denuclearization.

00:19In a statement carried by state media KCNA,

00:22Kim added that while the relationship between her brother and Trump was not bad,

00:26using their ties to push for denuclearization would be a mockery.

00:31Kim, often seen as her brother's de facto second-in-command on inter-Korean affairs,

00:36has served as the public face of Pyongyang's diplomatic messaging.

00:40Her remarks followed a Yonhap News report quoting a U.S. official,

00:44saying Trump remains open to talks aimed at a fully denuclearized North Korea.

00:50Since returning to office in January,

00:52Trump, who met with Kim Jong-un three times in 2018 and 2019,

00:56has voiced interest in restarting dialogue.

01:00Last month, Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said Trump hopes to build on the progress

01:04made with the North Korean leader at the 2018 Singapore summit.

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