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North Korean leader Kim signals for dialogue with US ahead of Trump visit to China

By The South Asia Times

SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said Pyongyang has “no reason not to get along” with the United States if Washington withdraws its hostile policy, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency.

Citing North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency, Yonhap reported Thursday that Kim made the remarks during a policy review session held Friday and Saturday at the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, which concluded on earlier this week.

“We have no reason not to get along with the United States if it respects our country’s current status, as defined in the North Korean constitution, and drops its hostile policy toward North Korea,” Kim was quoted as saying. He added that “the prospects of North Korea-U.S. relations entirely depend on the attitude of the U.S.” and warned that Pyongyang would take “corresponding” measures if Washington maintains a confrontational stance.

“Whether it’s peaceful coexistence or eternal confrontation, we are prepared for both, and the choice is not ours,” he said, in comments that analysts say leave the door open for possible engagement with U.S. President Donald Trump, who is expected to visit China in April -- a trip widely seen as a potential opportunity to revive summit diplomacy.

At the same time, Kim dismissed dialogue overtures from Seoul as “deceptive” and declared that North Korea would have “no business dealing with South Korea,” reinforcing a policy shift first announced in 2023 that defines the two Koreas as “hostile states.”

South Korea’s Unification Ministry expressed regret over Pyongyang’s stance. In a statement, the ministry said it was “very regrettable” that North Korea had chosen to maintain a hostile two-state policy without responding to Seoul’s efforts for peaceful coexistence. However, it reaffirmed that the government of President Lee Jae Myung would continue pursuing reconciliation and would not seek unification by force or engage in hostile actions against the North.

The exchange underscores the deepening divide between the two Koreas even as Pyongyang signals a conditional willingness to engage Washington, placing the future of regional diplomacy squarely on U.S.-North Korea relations.

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