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U. S. won't consider pulling troops from S. Korea in talks with North, White House says

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Denuclearization of the Korean peninsula is the “overriding goal” of President Trump’s summit next week with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and withdrawal of…
Denuclearization of the Korean peninsula is the “overriding goal” of President Trump’s summit next week with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and withdrawal of U. S. troops from South Korea is not on the table, senior administration officials said Thursday.
“It is ultimately about the denuclearization of North Korea,” one Trump official told reporters. “That is what was agreed already between the two sides, and that is the overriding goal that President Trump is seeking to achieve with this summit. This is an important step toward that ultimate goal.

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