Bolton: 'trump is Open to Talking to North Korea Again'

U.S President Donald Trump is open to talking to North Korea again after the breakdown of their second summit last week, US National Security Adviser John Bolton said Thursday.

Bolton made the remark in an interview on Fox News, noting that the president had been ready for a 'big deal' to exchange North Korea's complete denuclearization for a 'bright future' for the country.

'President's obviously open to talking again,' the adviser said.

'We'll see when that might be scheduled or how it would work out. But he thinks the deal is there if North Korea is prepared to look at the big picture.

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Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held their second summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Feb. 27 and 28, but failed to reach an agreement on dismantling the regime's nuclear weapons program

'I think the North Koreans obviously would like to give up as little of their nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and ballistic missile programs as they could in exchange for very broad sanctions relief, and that's basically what they asked for,' Bolton said.

'President wasn't buying it.'

CNN reported this week that the North Koreans became desperate for a deal once Trump decided to cut the summit short and walk away.

Citing unidentified US officials and another source, the broadcaster said North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui shuttled between Kim...