Trump: North Korea’s missile test is a disappointing sign…Denuclearization must be done quickly

Unification Church organization Universal Peace Federation to hold ‘Summit 2022 and Leadership Conference’

Former US President Donald Trump giving a video keynote

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seong-hyeon Seong = Former US President Donald Trump said that North Korea’s test-fire of a series of ballistic missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) this year, is a “disappointing sign” and that “North Korea needs to denuclearize quickly and quickly. do,” he claimed.

In a video keynote speech sent to the ‘Summit 2022 and Leadership Conference’ hosted by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) on the 12th, former President Trump said, “North Korea has tested 31 missiles, including the longest long-range missile since 2017. did,” he said.

“Denuclearization is not the greatest danger to North Korea, it is the greatest opportunity,” Trump said. We will have to continue walking on the road we started together during our tenure,” he said.

“Just a few days following the election, President Obama said he was most afraid of a war in North Korea, and expressed the opinion that war would become a reality.” .

Referring to the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, he said, “It was a horrific crime and a death that shocked the world. Prime Minister Abe was a good friend and a great person.

He also mentioned Quad, which is regarded as a consultative body to contain China, and said, “We have worked closely with Prime Minister Abe to counter China’s aggression in a different way than past presidents.”

Summit 2022 and Leadership Conference
Summit 2022 and Leadership Conference

[서밋 2022 앤드 리더십 콘퍼런스 조직위원회 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지]

The event will be held at Lotte Hotel World in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 11th and 15th under the theme of ‘A Newly Unified Korea and Realizing a World of Enduring Peace’. This event is held in continuation of the ‘Korean Peninsula Peace Summit’ held in February of this year and is held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of former President Sun Myung Moon. It consists of an opening session, a world youth leaders conference, and an international academic conference.

The event was also attended by former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and former Canadian Prime Minister Steve Harper.

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