Trump was too stingy during North Korea negotiations, former Seoul official says



News Trump was too stingy during North Korea negotiations, former Seoul official says Former unification minister Kim Yeon-chul says Biden should be more “flexible” about easing sanctions against the DPRK Jeongmin Kim December 18, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCTV U.S. President Donald Trump failed to strike progress with North Korea because he was too stingy when it came to easing sanctions, South Korea’s former unification minister said during a videoconference on Friday. Kim Yeon-chul, the country’s unification minister until June 2020, stressed that the incoming Joe Biden administration must use sanctions more “flexibly” in order to build trust with Pyongyang. Kim resigned earlier this year after North Korea blew up the inter-Korean liaison office on June 16. U.S. President Donald Trump failed to strike progress with North Korea because he was too stingy when it came to easing sanctions, South Korea’s former unification minister said during a videoconference on Friday. Kim Yeon-chul, the country’s unification minister until June 2020, stressed that the incoming Joe Biden administration must use sanctions more “flexibly” in order to build trust with Pyongyang. Kim resigned earlier this year after North Korea blew up the inter-Korean liaison office on June 16. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Trump was too stingy during North Korea negotiations, former Seoul official says

Former unification minister Kim Yeon-chul says Biden should be more “flexible” about easing sanctions against the DPRK

Jeongmin Kim December 18, 2020

Trump was too stingy during North Korea negotiations, former Seoul official says

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U.S. President Donald Trump failed to strike progress with North Korea because he was too stingy when it came to easing sanctions, South Korea’s former unification minister said during a videoconference on Friday.

Kim Yeon-chul, the country’s unification minister until June 2020, stressed that the incoming Joe Biden administration must use sanctions more “flexibly” in order to build trust with Pyongyang. Kim resigned earlier this year after North Korea blew up the inter-Korean liaison office on June 16.

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