Campaigner predicts North Korea peace offensive despite U.S. standoff

Source: NBC News

DEC 17 2017, 4:43 AM ET
by BRUCE HARRISON

SEOUL, South Korea — One of the few outsiders to have met reclusive North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un believes there could soon be a diplomatic solution to the standoff between the U.S. and Pyongyang, despite fears the countries are edging closer to war.

Kim Hong-gul, a politician and the son of former South Korean president Kim Dae-jung, had the rare chance to meet North Korea’s ruler in 2011 as part of a delegation at the funeral of Kim’s predecessor, Kim Jong-il.

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But Kim said those provocative statements are often taken out of context, with the most sensational phrases making headlines around the world.

“If they [North Korea] always meant what they said, there would be a war already,” he remarked.


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