Photo: ReutersUS President Donald Trump says he would "absolutely" be willing to talk on the phone to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and hopes a positive development results from talks between North Korea and South Korea. Trump, answering questions from reporters at the presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland, expressed a willingness to talk to Kim but not without preconditions. Trump and Kim have exchanged insults ever since Trump took office, with Trump repeatedly calling Kim "rocket man" for testing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. Earlier this week Trump dismissed Kim's taunt that the North Korean leader has a nuclear button on his desk, saying he has a bigger button. The talks between North Korea and South Korea are expected to cover the Winter Olympics, to be held in South Korea next month, and inter-Korean relations.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 06, 2018 19:30 UTC