May 22, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden and Republic of Korea (ROK) President Moon Jae-in on Friday injected fresh urgency into attempts to engage the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in dialogue over its nuclear weapons, with Biden saying he would meet its leader Kim Jong Un under the right conditions.

At a joint news conference, Biden and Moon both said the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula is their goal. Biden said he was "under no illusions" about the difficulty of getting the DPRK to give up its nuclear arsenals after his predecessors failed.

"We both are deeply concerned about the situation," Biden said, adding that he and Moon shared a willingness to engage diplomatically with the DPRK "to take pragmatic steps to reduce tensions."

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