North Korean Foreign Minister Holds Surprise Press Conference To Blame President Trump For The Collapse Of Nuclear Talks

Daily Mail: Kim's revenge: Embarrassment for Trump as North Korean foreign minister holds surprise press conference to blame the president for the collapse of Vietnam nuclear summit because HE asked for too much

* Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un abruptly ended their summit in Hanoi early without signing a deal
* He said the issue was Kim's insistence that all sanctions get lifted in return for only giving up some nukes
* Trump continued to tout his 'warm' relationship with Kim, but added 'you have to be willing to walk away'
* North Korean officials made a rare appearance on Thursday after President Trump departed Vietnam to publicly dispute aspects of his claims about the breakdown in talks
* Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho said the country asked for 'partial sanctions' relief, primarily in the areas harming North Korean citizens and affecting their livelihoods
* In return, Pyongyang offered to 'permanently' close its plutonium and uranium facilities in the Yongbyon region in the presence of U.S. inspectors
* Ri told reporters an opportunity to make a better agreement may not present itself: 'Our principle stand will remain variably and our proposal will never be changed'
* The United States repeatedly claimed after the summit that negotiations would pick back up immediately

North Korean officials made a rare appearance on Thursday after President Trump departed Vietnam to publicly dispute aspects of his claims about the breakdown in talks.

Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho said the country asked for 'partial sanctions' relief, primarily in the areas harming North Korean citizens and affecting their livelihoods. In return, Pyongyang offered to 'permanently' close its plutonium and uranium facilities in the Yongbyon region in the presence of U.S. inspectors.

He said North Korea asked the U.S. to lift sanctions corresponding with five United Nations resolutions adopted between 2016 and 2017. Ri claimed that his proposal was the 'biggest' offer North Korea could make based on the 'current level of confidence' between the country and the United States.

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WNU Editor: North Korea never calls for a press conference, albeit this one was more to deliver a statement. There is more at play here than what we know. On a side note. Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho's deputy Choe Son-hui clearly looked pale and ill on what had just happened.

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