rth Korea on Friday praised President Donald Trump for saying Washington may pursue an unspecified “new method” in nuclear negotiations with Pyongyang. Those talks have been stalled for months by disagreements over tre-offs between sanctions relief and disarmament steps. In a statement released by state media, rth Korean diplomat Kim Myong Gil, who will be leing planned working-level talks with Washington. He also praised Trump’s decision to fire his hawkish former National Security viser John Bolton, who vocated “Libya model” of unilateral denuclearization as a template for rth Korea.

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Kim is optimistic about negotiations

Kim said he is optimistic about negotiations with United States. rth earlier said that it could resume in a few weeks. Pyongyang has repeatedly demanded that Washington reconsider its stance following collapse of a February summit between rth Korean leer Kim Jong Un and Trump. ″(I) would like to welcome wise political decision of President Trump to approach DPRK-U.S. relations from a more practical point of view w that a nasty trouble-maker who used to face everything out of his anachronistic way of thinking has disappeared from U.S. ministration,” said Kim, diplomat, referring to rth Korea by its formal name, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

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Bolton insisted rth Korea to follow Libyan path

Bolton was previously described by rth Korea as a “warmonger” and “defective human product,”. He h insisted that rth should follow Libyan path of denuclearization by fully eliminating its nuclear program upfront in a possible deal with United States. 2004 disarmament of Libya is seen by Pyongyang as a deeply provocative comparison. It is because Libyan autocrat Moammar Ghafi was killed following U.S.-supported military action in his country seven years after giving up a rudimentary nuclear program that was far less vanced than rth Korea’s.

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'new method'

Trump on Wednesday said Bolton’s comments set United States back “very bly” in talks with rth. He said, “maybe a new method would be very good.” Kim said he wasn’t exactly sure what Trump meant by a 'new method' but assumed that he was implying a “step-by-step solution starting with things feasible first while building trust in each or would be best option.” Nuclear negotiations have stalled for months following February summit between Kim and Trump in Vietnam, which broke down after U.S. side rejected rth Korean demands for bro sanctions relief in exchange for a piecemeal deal toward partially surrendering its nuclear capabilities.

rth has demonstrated its displeasure with belligerent rhetoric and a slew of short-range weapons tests that were seen as an attempt to gain lever ahe of negotiations. While timing of Bolton’s firing could be convenient for talks, experts say departure of one viser wouldn’t dramatically alter U.S. policy. Trump ministration has said sanctions and pressure will be maintained until rth Korea takes concrete steps toward fully relinquishing its nuclear program.

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