US not starry-eyed on North Korea giving up nuclear weapons, says NSA John Bolton
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
North Korea had announced that it will close its nuclear facilities in May
Newly-appointed national security adviser(NSA) John Bolton told a US television programme that the Trump administration is not "starry-eyed" on North Korea's commitment to give up nuclear weapons.
After the high-profile meeting between Kim Jong Un and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in, North Korea had announced that it will close its nuclear facilities in May.
"We'll want to test North Korea in this first meeting for evidence that they have made that strategic decision, " US NSA Bolton said.
NSA John Bolton told the US media channel that North Korea's announcement does not mean it could happen quickly, saying "demonstrating they've made a strategic decision to give up nuclear weapons, it would be possible to move quickly."
North Korean leader Kim had said he is willing to invite US and South Korean journalists and experts in May when the country begins to shut down its nuclear weapon sites.
"There's nobody in the Trump administration starry-eyed about what may happen here but by demonstrating they've made a strategic decision to give up nuclear weapons, It would be possible to move quickly as again the Libya case demonstrates," he said.
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During the meeting with President Moon Jae-in, North Korea had said it will work for the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula by suspending nuclear and missile tests immediately.
Bolton, however, remained sceptical adding that the US would continue to keep ships and planes along the Korean peninsula despite Kim's assurances, Bolton said, "we certainly haven't made that commitment," when asked about US initiative to pull its forces from the area.
In another move aimed at pursuing peace in the region, Kim on Sunday told the South Korean presidential office that he is ready to hold bilateral talks with Japanese President Shinzo Abe.
In a separate teleconference late on Saturday, Abe and President Donald Trump agreed that North Korea needs to take "concrete action" toward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.