U.S. has Libya model in mind for N.K. denuclearization: Bolton

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Yonhap) -- The United States is considering using the model of Libya's denuclearization in upcoming negotiations with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, the top U.S. national security adviser said Sunday.

The Libya model calls for North Korea to fully dismantle its nuclear program before receiving any concessions from the U.S. in return.

"We have very much in mind the Libya model from 2003, 2004," U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said in an interview on Fox News when asked if Pyongyang should not expect rewards before giving up all of its nuclear weapons, fuel and missiles.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in May or early June to talk about the denuclearization of the regime. The meeting would follow Friday's inter-Korean summit, during which South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Kim committed to "complete denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula.

"I think it is going to happen," Bolton said of the Trump-Kim meeting. "I think it's something that the president has thought a good deal about already."

He added that the "precise parameters" of the meeting are still being worked out, including its location.

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