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Trump to pursue ‘complete denuclearization of North Korea,’ White House says

Spokesperson tells Yonhap that US will stick to long-standing policy, despite Trump describing DPRK as ‘nuclear power’

U.S. President Donald Trump will continue to pursue the complete denuclearization of North Korea, a White House official said Tuesday, after his comments describing the DPRK as a “nuclear power” focused attention on a possible shift in Washington’s policy.

“President Trump will pursue the complete denuclearization of North Korea, just as he did in his first term,” National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson Brian Hughes told Yonhap News Agency, hours after North Korean media reported on leader Kim Jong Un’s inspection of a uranium enrichment facility.

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