Top US Senator calls on Donald Trump to ’engage in DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS’ with Kim Jong-un
A TOP Democratic Senator in the US has called on Donald Trump to negotiate directly with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
By HARRY WALKER
Express.co.uk
Sun, Apr 9, 2017
Edward Markey, a Senator from Massachusetts, compelled the President to make the unprecedented diplomatic step as part of a proposed joint effort with China to reduce North Korea’s nuclear threat.
Mr Markey outlined his plan in a letter sent to Trump the night before his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, which suggested the US should commit to direct talks with the despotic nation in exchange for a pledge from China to greatly increase sanctions agains Pyongyang if they fail to cooperate.
He wrote: “The coordinated initiative could force North Korea to make real demilitarisation concessions, while providing a win for both China and the United States.
The Senator pointed out that China had unsuccessfully urged the US to negotiate directly with North Korea for years, and argued that it was now the time to ask Xi to “tighten the screws” with economic sanctions.
Mr Markey added: “But in return, the United States must do something that the Chinese want us to do, which is to engage in direct negotiations with Kim.”
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