The White House confirms that U.S. policy toward North Korea remains unchanged and emphasizes that President Donald Trump is open to unconditional talks with Kim Jong Un.
On 2 September 2026, the U.S. White House reaffirmed that President Donald Trump's administration's policy toward North Korea remains the same, stressing that Trump remains open to talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un without any preconditions, amid speculation that both sides may resume high-level talks.
White House officials stated that Trump is still willing to engage in unconditional talks with Kim Jong Un, noting that during his first term as president, Trump met with the North Korean leader three times, which helped stabilize the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
However, the issue of North Korea's nuclear disarmament has returned to focus after Trump said in August that North Korea possesses 57 powerful nuclear weapons. He did not clearly state whether the U.S. goal remains the complete denuclearization of North Korea if talks with Kim resume.
During his first term, Trump met Kim Jong Un three times: the first meeting was in Singapore in June 2018, the second in Hanoi, Vietnam in February 2019, and the third in Panmunjom village on the North-South Korea border in June of the same year.
Source: Yonhap