South Korean officials have participated in several rounds of discussions with North Korea since January, when Trump and Moon agreed to susp…
President Trump’s relationship with the South Korean government is « as strong as ever, » the White House said Monday, hours after the country’s leader urged the U. S. to « lower the threshold for talks with North Korea. »
« I think our alliance is as strong as ever. I think you saw that both with the vice president’s visit and certainly over the last few days, » White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters on Monday, shortly after returning from Pyeongchang, where she and several Trump administration officials participated in closing ceremonies for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Sanders said there is « no daylight » between the U. S. and South Korea when it comes to both countries wanting irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
But Sanders’ remarks came on the heels of South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s suggestion that Trump show less resistance to diplomatic talks with the Kim Jong Un regime.
