After warm words, US tells Kim Jong-un that concessions will only come after denuclearisation
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is greeted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang - REUTERS/ Hopes of rapid progress towards the denuclearisation of North Korea cooled on Thursday after the US pushed back against Kim Jong-un's promise to dismantle a nuclear test site if Washington first made concessions. Donald Trump and his secretary of state had both offered words of encouragement after Kim signed a joint statement with Moon Jae-in, the South Korean president, during three days of talks in Pyongyang this week. But that was ...
