North Korea is committed to "complete denuclearisation" and will not make unacceptable demands such as the withdrawal of US troops stationed in the South, President Moon Jae In said, a week before his summit with the regime's leader.
This is even as Washington vowed to maintain maximum pressure on Pyongyang, with President Donald Trump saying he would "respectfully leave" if his upcoming May or June meeting with Mr Kim Jong Un is "not fruitful".
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