South Korean President Mun Zhe Ying said that Pyongyang no longer required the withdrawal of US troops from its southern neighbor. He said this on Thursday, April 19, during a meeting with the leaders of domestic media. "North Korea demonstrates the will to complete denuclearization. Do not put forward conditions that can not be accepted by the US, whether, as in the past, the withdrawal of US troops, "- quotes RIA Novosti news agency head of South Korea. The authorities of the DPRK now insist that Washington stop its hostile policy towards Pyongyang and guarantee its security, said Mun Zhe Ying. Seoul notes that in fact, the North Korean media recently ceased to mention the demand for the withdrawal of US troops from South Korea. Moreover, at times the criticism towards Americans. Probably, this temporary warming is connected with the forthcoming potential US-North Korean summit, preparations for which are now actively going on, although it is not advertised. However, literally on April 9, US President Donald Trump himself stated that Washington is in contact with Pyongyang.

According to him, the meeting, which is planned to "conclude a deal on the denuclearization of North Korea," may take place in May or June. However, first, on April 27, in the demilitarized zone, the summit of the two Korean states must take place, which will become the starting point for the meeting of the leaders of the DPRK and the United States. As for the army affairs, that now in South Korea there are 28.5 thousand American soldiers under the pretext of protection from the "threat from the north".