N Korea at crossroads

North Korea slams Yoon's 'audacious' aid-for-denuclearization plan

Pyongyang has shot down similar proposals, including one from Donald Trump

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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has fleshed out an "audacious" plan to offer North Korea aid economic assistance in return for dropping its nuclear ambitions. (Source photos by Reuters and KCNA) 

GABRIELA BERNAL, Contributing writer
August 17, 2022 17:30 JST

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Monday fleshed out an "audacious" plan for North Korea centered on providing economic incentives in exchange for concrete denuclearization steps.

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