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France could help North Korea denuclearize

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France is ready to help in North Korea's denuclearization efforts, but Pyongyang must first show some detailed commitments and real desire to dismantle its nuclear and ballistic arsenal, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday (October 15).


France, a nuclear power and permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, is not directly involved in talks between North Korea, South Korea and the United States to work towards the region's denuclearization.

However, diplomats have said that given Paris' nuclear know-how it could play a role in the dismantling of nuclear warheads or receiving nuclear materials.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump pledged at a landmark summit in Singapore in June to work towards denuclearisation.

On Brexit, Macron said he was going to speak to British Prime Minister Theresa May later on Monday in preparation for a European Summit, adding France was prepared for any outcome to Brexit negotiations. (Reuters)

Choi Won-suk wschoi@koreatimes.co.kr


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