With the prospect of the summit between North Korea and the U.S. under a cloud,.... President Donald Trump veered away from the idea of applying the "Libyan model" in denuclearizing North Korea... contradicting recent comments made by his national security adviser John Bolton.<br />Trump even said that the U.S. is not considering a regime change... and that Kim Jong-un would continue to run his country if he gave up his nuclear weapons. <br />Our Lee Seung-jae starts us off. <br /> U.S. President Donald Trump has ruled out the so-called 'Libya model' for dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program,... instead offering strong security guarantees to Pyongyang in return for its denuclearization. <br />He pledged that the U.S. would grant the North such a guarantee if a satisfactory deal is struck.<br /><br /> "But the model, if you look at that model with Gaddafi, that was a total decimation. We went in there to beat him. Now that model would take place if we don't make a deal, most likely. But if we make a deal, I think Kim Jong Un is going to be very, very happy." <br /><br /> The Libyan model, which has been pushed on U.S. news networks by President Trump's National Security Adviser, John Bolton,... calls for a quick dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear program with no guarantee of benefits to the regime in the process.<br />Pushing back against Bolton's remarks,... Trump insisted protection for Kim and his regime would be very strong if the regime fully denuclearizes.<br /><br /> "We're willing to do a lot. And he's willing to, I think, do a lot also. And I think we'll actually have a good relationship, assuming we have the meeting and assuming something comes of it. And he'll get protections that will be very strong." <br /><br /> With all signs pointing to Bolton's mentioning of the 'Libya model' being the reason behind North Korea's recent 180-degree turn,... the White House has been stressing that's not the model they are incorporating,... saying instead a "President Trump model" will be used.<br /> Will Trump's security guarantee be enough to ensure North Korea falls back in line?<br />With the North Korea-U.S. summit set for June 12th in Singapore,... the U.S. and South Korea certainly hope it will be.<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News. <br />
