Tuesday 1 January 2019

Kim Jong-un's new year message warns of 'new path' if sanctions stay

North Korean leader says he hopes to continue denuclearisation talks but accuses US of breaking promises

The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he hopes to continue denuclearisation talks with Donald Trump in 2019 but used his New Year’s address to warn that he could be forced to take a “new path” if the US persists with sanctions against his regime.

Wearing a dark suit and seated on a leather armchair in front of portraits of his predecessors – his father, Kim Jong-il, and grandfather Kim Il-sung – Kim said he was willing to meet the US president “at any time” to produce an outcome that would be “welcomed by the international community”.

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from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2VoOAHV

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