Trump and Xi reaffirm denuclearization of North Korea; Xi to visit Pyongyang next week
State Department says Trump and Xi discussed denuclearization as Xi prepares to travel to Pyongyang
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- State Department said Trump and Xi reaffirmed their shared goal of denuclearizing North Korea during their Beijing summit, as Xi is set to visit Pyongyang next week.
- The State Department also said it remains open to dialogue with Pyongyang without preconditions and committed to complete denuclearization.
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The article reports on a joint stance toward North Korea's denuclearization, following a Beijing summit between U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and notes Xi's planned visit to Pyongyang.
WASHINGTON, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The State Department said Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed their shared goal of denuclearizing North Korea during their summit in Beijing last month, as Xi is set to travel to Pyongyang next week.
Xi plans to visit the North on Monday and Tuesday in what would be his first trip there since 2019, according to Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency.
"In Beijing, President Trump and President Xi confirmed their shared goal to denuclearize North Korea," a department spokesperson told Yonhap News Agency in response to a request for comment.
The remarks apparently reflected the Trump administration's hope for Xi to play a role in bringing North Korea back to dialogue and encouraging it to move toward denuclearization.
On Thursday, the State Department reaffirmed that the Trump administration remains open to dialogue with Pyongyang "without preconditions," and that it remains committed to the "complete" denuclearization of North Korea.
