Renewed dialogue with the U.S. is possible if Washington drops its demand for “denuclearization” and accepts North Korea’s nuclear weapons capabilities, the DPRK leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong said via state media on Tuesday.

Kim stated that “the personal relationship between the head of our state and the present U.S. president is not bad,” referring to Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump and their past meetings in 2018 and 2019.

But she said the chance for restarting dialogue will remain “only a ‘hope’ of the U.S.” if it continues to demand denuclearization, citing reports over the weekend that the White