September 21, 2025

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he saw no reason not to negotiate with the United States if it dropped its demand that North Korea give up its nuclear weapons, adding that he had "fond memories" of President Doanld Trump.

North Korea's U.N.-sanctioned nuclear weapons program is a major source of tension with the United States and its allies. During Trump's first term, he met Kim three times in a bid to press him to agree to denuclearize in exchange for sanctions relief, but the talks failed to produce any significant breakthroughs.

Kim's comments, in a speech to a parliamentary meeting on Sunday, is the first sign that he is open to talks with the U.S. since Trump returned to the White House and comes as new government in South Korea has been trying to encourage Trump to reopen contacts with Kim.

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