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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo offered economic help Friday to impoverished North Korea if it gives up its nuclear weapons, as the two countries prepare for a historic summit between President Donald Trump and leader Kim Jong Un.

A day after returning from a trip to Pyongyang, Pompeo said he had "good" and "substantive" conversations with Kim during his visit, in which he secured the release of three Americans who had been detained in North Korea. In a joint news conference with South Korea's top diplomat, he offered a glimpse of what U.S.-North Korean relations could look like if they succeed in reaching a nuclear accord.

"If North Korea takes bold action to quickly denuclearize, the United States is prepared to work with North Korea to achieve prosperity on the par with our South Korean friends," Pompeo said.

Since Trump announced plans to hold a summit with Kim, questions have been raised continually about whether the two leaders have the same objective in mind when they speak about "denuclearization." To the U.S., that means the North giving up the nuclear weapons it has already built. But North Korea has said it's willing to talk now because it's already succeeded in becoming a nuclear-armed state, fueling skepticism that the North would truly being willing to give those weapons up.
Pompeo said there would need to be "complete" and "verifiable" denuclearization, suggesting it would involve inspections to ensure the North's compliance.

"I think there is complete agreement about what the ultimate objectives are," Pompeo said, though he declined to offer more detail.
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha praised the upcoming meeting between Trump and Kim as a "historic" opportunity but added a few notes of skepticism as well. Amid concerns that North Korea will demand the U.S. withdraw its troops from neighboring South Korea, Kang emphasized that the U.S. military presence there must be "a matter for the U.S.-ROK alliance first and foremost," using an acronym for South Korea's official name, the Republic of Korea.

She said the U.S. troop presence in the South for the past 65 years plays a "crucial role for deterrence," peace and stability on the Korean peninsula. Therefore, she said, any change in the size of the U.S. forces in South Korea should not be on the table at the summit.

"The next few weeks will be critical, requiring air-tight coordination between our two countries," Kang said.

Associated Press - Friday, May 11, 2018

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A process which has been ongoing at a slow but steady pace for ages will still take much more time for fruition.

Gradually, it could lead to a unification of Korea; similar to the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic unity in 1990 to form a united country of Germany.

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Trump is a man of his word.  He will keep his word and help the NK economy.  He will also give them security guarantees and draw-down troop levels in SK over time.  Kim Jung Un has proven his nation's capabilities so now it's "deal time".  He now has a deal-maker in Washington.

Kim Jung Un is Swiss educated so he wants his country to come out of the cold!  He understands the West.

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Baseman posted:

Trump is a man of his word.  He will keep his word and help the NK economy.  He will also give them security guarantees and draw-down troop levels in SK over time.  Kim Jung Un has proven his nation's capabilities so now it's "deal time".  He now has a deal-maker in Washington.

Kim Jung Un is Swiss educated so he wants his country to come out of the cold!  He understands the West.

you are very naive

FM
ronan posted:
Baseman posted:

Trump is a man of his word.  He will keep his word and help the NK economy.  He will also give them security guarantees and draw-down troop levels in SK over time.  Kim Jung Un has proven his nation's capabilities so now it's "deal time".  He now has a deal-maker in Washington.

Kim Jung Un is Swiss educated so he wants his country to come out of the cold!  He understands the West.

you are very naive

No, just throwing out words of hope, aim for the sky if you want to get to the moon!

FM
Baseman posted:
ronan posted:
Baseman posted:

Trump is a man of his word.  He will keep his word and help the NK economy.  He will also give them security guarantees and draw-down troop levels in SK over time.  Kim Jung Un has proven his nation's capabilities so now it's "deal time".  He now has a deal-maker in Washington.

Kim Jung Un is Swiss educated so he wants his country to come out of the cold!  He understands the West.

you are very naive

No, just throwing out words of hope, aim for the sky if you want to get to the moon!

the power of positive thinking, eh?

FM
Nehru posted:

A Marshall Pan is necessary for North Korea. An interim investment of 3 Trillion dollars will seal the deal and thence create a safe, better world.

I agree but America does not have that type of cash now. What they should do is put a tax on the China Chinaman products being imported in the Us. Thus letting the China Chinaman indirectly pay for it.

Prashad
Prashad posted:
Nehru posted:

A Marshall Pan is necessary for North Korea. An interim investment of 3 Trillion dollars will seal the deal and thence create a safe, better world.

I agree but America does not have that type of cash now. What they should do is put a tax on the China Chinaman products being imported in the Us. Thus letting the China Chinaman indirectly pay for it.

Chinee brush price goin up.

cain
Prashad posted:
Nehru posted:

A Marshall Pan is necessary for North Korea. An interim investment of 3 Trillion dollars will seal the deal and thence create a safe, better world.

I agree but America does not have that type of cash now. What they should do is put a tax on the China Chinaman products being imported in the Us. Thus letting the China Chinaman indirectly pay for it.

Izz wuh you smoking?  We are a reserve currency, so we guh print and gi dem.  We can also gi dem Bitcoin.

Seriously bais, the aid will be less in cash, more industrial/economic development assistance executed by US Corp.  So the US government will transfer the money in tranches right here in the USA. 

Trump nah stupid.  

Only PPP gi Haiti nuff cash and when was contract time, not one Guyana bidder got any projects.  

FM
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cain posted:
Prashad posted:
Nehru posted:

A Marshall Pan is necessary for North Korea. An interim investment of 3 Trillion dollars will seal the deal and thence create a safe, better world.

I agree but America does not have that type of cash now. What they should do is put a tax on the China Chinaman products being imported in the Us. Thus letting the China Chinaman indirectly pay for it.

Chinee brush price goin up.

 Not good for you!😀

Woody price just went up!   Poor Cain!ðŸ˜Ŧ

FM
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U.S. hopes North Korea will become a close partner, Pompeo says

WASHINGTON— The United States aspires to have North Korea as a "close partner" and not an enemy, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, noting that the U.S. has often in history become good friends with former adversaries.
Pompeo said he had told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un of that hope during his brief visit to Pyongyang earlier this week, during which he finalized details of the June 12 summit between Kim and President Donald Trump and secured the release of three Americans imprisoned in the country.

CNN.COM

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