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After the leaders of North and South Korea made the historic vow to end the war between their countries on Friday, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha gave the credit to President Donald Trump during an interview with CNN.
Following months of insults between Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, Kang said she was âpleasantly surprisedâ by the peaceful progress.
âHow do you account for it?â CNN’s Christiane Amanpour asked.
âOne, I think ââ clearly, credit goes to President Trump,â Kang responded. “He’s been determined to come to grips with this from day one. My president also since day one.
âI think Presidents Moon [Jae-in] and Trump have worked very closely together, sometimes in complementarity, sometimes in different messaging, but the level of consultations and the confidence between the two leaders has been instrumental in bringing us to this point,â she continued.
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South Koreaâs Foreign Minister tells me in Seoul that âclearly credit goes to President Trumpâ for bringing North Korea to the negotiating table. âHeâs been determined to come to grips with this from day one,â Kang Kyung-wha says.
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Kang went on to call the âpressureâ and âincreased sanctionsâ placed on North Korea by other countries around the world key moves that helped nudge the isolationist nation toward agreeing to peace with its southern neighbor.
According to the foreign minister, a âvery successful summitâ will soon take place between the two Koreas, and there’s one important thing to achieve while there.
âIf we can get â put in writing the North Korean leader’s commitment to denuclearization, that would be a very solid outcome,â she said.
Kang’s interview comes hours after Kim and the South Korean president shook hands and agreed to denuclearize the peninsula after decades of tension.
Source: Independent Journal Review
