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| Donald Trump says he is open to talks with North Korea's Kim Jong-un | |
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| Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he was willing to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to try to stop Pyongyang’s nuclear program, proposing a major shift in US policy toward the isolated nation. | Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he was willing to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to try to stop Pyongyang’s nuclear program, proposing a major shift in US policy toward the isolated nation. |
| Related: No 10 makes plans for potentially awkward UK visit by Donald Trump | Related: No 10 makes plans for potentially awkward UK visit by Donald Trump |
| In a wide-ranging interview with Reuters, Trump also called for a renegotiation of the Paris climate accord and said he disapproved of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s actions in eastern Ukraine. | In a wide-ranging interview with Reuters, Trump also called for a renegotiation of the Paris climate accord and said he disapproved of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s actions in eastern Ukraine. |
| The presumptive Republican nominee declined to share details of his plans to deal with North Korea, but said he was open to talking to its leader. | The presumptive Republican nominee declined to share details of his plans to deal with North Korea, but said he was open to talking to its leader. |
| “I would speak to him, I would have no problem speaking to him,” Trump said of Kim. | “I would speak to him, I would have no problem speaking to him,” Trump said of Kim. |
| North Korea’s mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump’s remarks. | North Korea’s mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump’s remarks. |
| Trump also said he would press China, Pyongyang’s only major diplomatic and economic supporter, to help find a solution. | Trump also said he would press China, Pyongyang’s only major diplomatic and economic supporter, to help find a solution. |
| “I would put a lot of pressure on China because economically we have tremendous power over China,” he said in the interview at his office on the 26th floor of Trump Tower in Manhattan. | “I would put a lot of pressure on China because economically we have tremendous power over China,” he said in the interview at his office on the 26th floor of Trump Tower in Manhattan. |
| Trump’s preparedness to talk directly with Kim contrasts with President Barack Obama’s policy of relying on senior US officials to talk to senior North Korean officials. Obama has not engaged personally with Kim, but he has pushed for new diplomatic overtures to Iran and Cuba that produced a nuclear deal with Tehran and improved ties with Havana. | Trump’s preparedness to talk directly with Kim contrasts with President Barack Obama’s policy of relying on senior US officials to talk to senior North Korean officials. Obama has not engaged personally with Kim, but he has pushed for new diplomatic overtures to Iran and Cuba that produced a nuclear deal with Tehran and improved ties with Havana. |
| Related: Who said it: Donald Trump or North Korea? | Related: Who said it: Donald Trump or North Korea? |
| Trump, sitting at his desk with an expansive view of Central Park, spoke at length about his economic and foreign policy ideas in the half-hour interview. | Trump, sitting at his desk with an expansive view of Central Park, spoke at length about his economic and foreign policy ideas in the half-hour interview. |
| He appeared to change tack about his future ties with British prime minister David Cameron, saying he expected them to have “a good relationship” if he became president – after predicting the opposite in an interview aired just the day before in response to criticism from the UK leader. | He appeared to change tack about his future ties with British prime minister David Cameron, saying he expected them to have “a good relationship” if he became president – after predicting the opposite in an interview aired just the day before in response to criticism from the UK leader. |
| “He’s got plenty of problems, and I think he was inappropriate. So that’s fine … I’m sure I’ll have a good relationship with him,” Trump told Reuters. | “He’s got plenty of problems, and I think he was inappropriate. So that’s fine … I’m sure I’ll have a good relationship with him,” Trump told Reuters. |
| On Monday, when asked how ties would fare if he won the presidential election on 8 November, Trump had said: “It looks like we’re not going to have a very good relationship, who knows?” | On Monday, when asked how ties would fare if he won the presidential election on 8 November, Trump had said: “It looks like we’re not going to have a very good relationship, who knows?” |
| Cameron had criticised Trump over his call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States, calling him “divisive, stupid and wrong”. The prime minister suggested that the New York billionaire would unite Britain against him if he visited. | Cameron had criticised Trump over his call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States, calling him “divisive, stupid and wrong”. The prime minister suggested that the New York billionaire would unite Britain against him if he visited. |
| Asked which foreign leader he would like to meet first, Trump told Reuters: “I have no preference in terms of timing. I’ll meet them, we’ll have a better relationship with foreign countries than we have right now. | Asked which foreign leader he would like to meet first, Trump told Reuters: “I have no preference in terms of timing. I’ll meet them, we’ll have a better relationship with foreign countries than we have right now. |
| “We don’t have a good relationship. Every one of them rips us off but we still don’t have a good relationship.” | “We don’t have a good relationship. Every one of them rips us off but we still don’t have a good relationship.” |
| Trump said he was “not a big fan” of the Paris climate accord, which prescribes reductions in carbon emissions by more than 170 countries. He said he would want to renegotiate the deal because it treats the United States unfairly and gives favourable treatment to countries such as China. | Trump said he was “not a big fan” of the Paris climate accord, which prescribes reductions in carbon emissions by more than 170 countries. He said he would want to renegotiate the deal because it treats the United States unfairly and gives favourable treatment to countries such as China. |
| A renegotiation of the pact would be a major setback for what was hailed as the first truly global climate accord, committing both rich and poor nations to reining in the rise in greenhouse gas emissions blamed for warming the planet. | A renegotiation of the pact would be a major setback for what was hailed as the first truly global climate accord, committing both rich and poor nations to reining in the rise in greenhouse gas emissions blamed for warming the planet. |
| On Russia, Trump tempered his past praise of Putin, saying the nice comments the Russian leader has made about him in the past would only go so far. “The fact that he said good things about me doesn’t mean that it’s going to help him in a negotiation. It won’t help him at all,” he said. | On Russia, Trump tempered his past praise of Putin, saying the nice comments the Russian leader has made about him in the past would only go so far. “The fact that he said good things about me doesn’t mean that it’s going to help him in a negotiation. It won’t help him at all,” he said. |
| Related: North Korea offers friendship with one hand, abuse with the other | |
| Last December, Trump said Putin was “highly respected” and that the United States and Russia could work together to defeat terrorism. Putin responded by saying he welcomed Trump’s desire for better relations and called the Republican candidate “very flamboyant, very talented”. | Last December, Trump said Putin was “highly respected” and that the United States and Russia could work together to defeat terrorism. Putin responded by saying he welcomed Trump’s desire for better relations and called the Republican candidate “very flamboyant, very talented”. |
| An aide to US Democrat Hillary Clinton criticised Trump’s foreign policy as making “no sense for the rest of us”. | An aide to US Democrat Hillary Clinton criticised Trump’s foreign policy as making “no sense for the rest of us”. |
| “Let me get this straight: Donald Trump insults the leader of our closest ally, then turns around and says he’d love to talk to Kim Jong-un?” senior foreign policy adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement. | “Let me get this straight: Donald Trump insults the leader of our closest ally, then turns around and says he’d love to talk to Kim Jong-un?” senior foreign policy adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement. |
| “I suppose that makes sense for him, since he also praised Kim Jong-un for executing his uncle and seems to have a bizarre fascination with foreign strongmen like Putin and Kim. His approach to foreign policy makes no sense for the rest of us.” | “I suppose that makes sense for him, since he also praised Kim Jong-un for executing his uncle and seems to have a bizarre fascination with foreign strongmen like Putin and Kim. His approach to foreign policy makes no sense for the rest of us.” |