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North Korea says Trump was open to easing sanctions with 'snapback' clause - South Korean media
Euronews ^ | March 26, 2019 | Reuters

Posted on 03/25/2019 7:18:12 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump was open to easing sanctions on North Korea provided there was a 'snapback' clause if the North restarted nuclear activities, according to South Korean media reports of a North Korean statement.

The new statement from a March 15 news conference by North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said Trump had a "flexible position" on the issue during his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last month.

However, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton "created an obstacle", South Korean news agencies Yonhap and Newsis reported late on Monday.

The second U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi broke down without resolution but North Korea has continued to speak positively about Trump. Choe said relations between the two leaders were still good and that "the chemistry is mysteriously wonderful", according to news reports from the media conference in Pyongyang.

News reports at the time did not mention Choe saying Trump had been flexible about easing sanctions on North Korea provided there was a 'snapback' clause. There was no explanation for the apparent omission.

Trump said on Friday he decided against imposing new large-scale sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear weapons programme.

He has stressed since the collapse of the Feb. 27-28 summit his good personal relationship with Kim. His administration has repeatedly said it was willing to reengage, although there has been no sign of direct contact between Washington and Pyongyang.

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1 posted on 03/25/2019 7:18:12 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And we would believe Euro fake news..why?


2 posted on 03/25/2019 7:19:19 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie ( POST)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

Reuters.


3 posted on 03/25/2019 7:20:56 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trump just gained a “lot more flexibility” in his position vs. NK. Who’d want to deal with a guy who is under investigation for potential crimes? No more.


4 posted on 03/25/2019 7:21:09 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Sounds to me like Trump and Pompeo/Bolton were playing a little “good cop. - bad cop” with Kim. Angling for a better counter offer?
5 posted on 03/25/2019 7:33:17 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard (Power is more often surrendered than seized.)
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To: hinckley buzzard

I’m sure that Dictator Xi had his input from Peking as well.


6 posted on 03/25/2019 7:50:08 PM PDT by GOP Congress
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I had understood that Bolton sabotaged any deal with NK, but I don’t have a link. I don’t have much use for Bolton.


7 posted on 03/25/2019 8:13:07 PM PDT by SecAmndmt (Arm yourselves!)
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To: SecAmndmt

More likely Bolton and Pompeo letting themselves be seen as the “sticking points” as flak-takers for their President.


8 posted on 03/26/2019 3:53:25 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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DPRK's prime strategy is to isolate, wedge, freeze frame and ATTACK Pompeo and Bolton. It is the craziest thing. They are pulling Saul Alinsky tactics here. Their hope was to rope a dope the President one-on-one, get him on his own and have him issue some concessions on the fly, and cause a fissure between him and Mike and John, since the latter two provided great satellite and remote sensing intel which POTUS apparantly handed fat bastard in Hanoi in a yellow envelope, made their feces turn white on the spot as they had been busted. They are very, very angry over this and are seeking to demonize his top two guys, and then engage in flattery of Trump. We would be fools to not see it as it is, and just ignore their foolishness and big mouths as usual; show them a united front in our foreign policy establishment. The odd and confusing tweet last week on sanctions did NOT help, though.

9 posted on 03/26/2019 6:52:32 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Mr Prez, why do you “like” such an evil tyrant Kim Jong Un, who persecutes your fellow Christians?)
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To: SecAmndmt

That link would be Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), out of Pyongyang. They are the official DPRK state-controlled wire service.


10 posted on 03/26/2019 6:53:34 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Mr Prez, why do you “like” such an evil tyrant Kim Jong Un, who persecutes your fellow Christians?)
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11 posted on 03/26/2019 6:55:35 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Mr Prez, why do you ++like++ such an evil tyrant Kim Jong Un, who persecutes your fellow Christians?)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

“We would be fools to not see it as it is”

Except we have no substantiation of your assertions.


12 posted on 03/26/2019 7:05:32 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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News reports at the time did not mention Choe saying Trump had been flexible about easing sanctions on North Korea provided there was a ‘snapback’ clause. There was no explanation for the apparent omission.


News reports at the time...…………...there was no explanation for the apparent omission.


13 posted on 03/26/2019 7:43:18 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

It’s better than American fake news, which isn’t saying much.


14 posted on 03/26/2019 10:48:21 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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