While the U.S. and South Korea have decided to suspend their joint military exercises slated for August,... U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton put pressure on Pyongyang,... saying the regime faces a decisive and dramatic choice,.. and that it should make the first move toward denuclearization.
Park Ji-won has more.
In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday,... U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is facing a critical decision.
He told 'Fox and Friends',.... that U.S. President Trump made it very clear to Kim Jong-un that he faces a decisive and dramatic choice on whether North Korea is prepared to give up its nuclear weapons program,... as well as its chemical weapons and ballistic missiles.
He added if North Korea does give up such weapons,.. the regime can have very
different future.
Bolton stressed that Pyongyang has said that it would give up its weapons programs,... and the U.S. will find out soon,... whether the North has made that strategic decision,.. when U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds meetings with North Korean officials.
The U.S. National Security Advisor also said North Korea should make the first move,... to show its sincerity about complete denuclearization.
He added that President Trump does not intend to repeat the mistakes of past administrations,... and has no interest in lengthy and delayed talks.
Bolton said that until the U.S. sees real evidence and concrete steps toward denuclearization,... all the current international sanctions will remain in place,.. adding that they U.S. will watch very closely,... to see whether the North's actions follow its words.
Park Ji-won, Arirang News.
