Overview

• Kim told the Supreme People's Assembly there is "no reason" not to meet the United States if it abandons its "obsession" with denuclearization, according to state media.
• He reaffirmed that North Korea will never give up its nuclear arsenal, calling its nuclear status irreversible and rejecting any trade of sanctions relief for limits on the program.
• He ruled out engagement with South Korea, dismissed unification as unnecessary, and warned that South Korea’s military and infrastructure would “collapse in an instant” in a nuclear conflict.
• He said he holds "fond" or "good" personal memories of President Trump, and analysts noted speculation about a possible encounter during Trump’s planned visit to South Korea for APEC.
• He rejected President Lee Jae Myung’s three‑stage denuclearization proposal, even as Seoul signals support for renewed U.S.–North Korea dialogue and maintains the goal of a nuclear‑free peninsula.