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U.S. NEWS Friday 30 June 2017
North Korea and trade on agenda for US-South Korea talks

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON ning.”
Associated Press Moon’s position could
WASHINGTON (AP) — South cause strains with Trump,
Korea’s new leader dined who wants to step up eco-
with President Donald nomic pressure and further
Trump at the White House isolate the North diplomati-
on Thursday as part of an cally.
effort to reassure Washing- The U.S. and South Korea
ton that he will coordinate want to show they are on
closely on dealing with the the same page as con-
North Korean threat. cern deepens over North
Trump said at the start of Korea’s technological
a formal dinner with South progress toward a nuclear-
Korean President Moon tipped missile that could
Jae-in that they would dis- strike the continental U.S.,
cuss North Korea and trade and its lack of interest in
over two days of meetings. negotiations aimed at dis-
The South Korean leader mantling its atomic arse-
has sought to make clear nal.
to the U.S. that he is seri- “We have a lot to work
ous about dealing with his together for,” Republican
neighbor’s threat, despite Speaker Paul Ryan said as
having long advocated President Donald Trump listens to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, during a dinner in the top House lawmakers sat
engagement with North State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 29, 2017. down with Moon on Capi-
Korea to address its nucle- (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) tol Hill before the White
ar weapons development. House visit. q
“I know you’ve been dis- be discussing them all as
cussing with our people we progress,” Trump told
some of the complexities Moon in the State Dining
of North Korea and trade Room. “And it could be
and other things, and we’ll very well late into the eve-

Trump urges ‘energy dominance’
as he promotes exports and jobs

Continued from Front der near Peñitas, Texas.
Trump suggested the pipe-
As the administration cel- line would run beneath
ebrated a self-proclaimed the wall he intends to build
“energy week,” Trump said along the U.S. southern bor-
more steps are needed der to limit illegal immigra-
to “unleash” domestic re- tion, human trafficking and
serves and remove gov- drug smuggling.
ernment regulations that “And that will go right un-
could prevent the U.S. from der the wall, right?” Trump
achieving global domi- said.
nance in energy. He said that Sempra Ener-
Trump and other officials gy signed an agreement to
say they are confident the negotiate the sale of natu-
country can pave the path ral gas to South Korea and
toward energy dominance that the Energy Depart-
by exporting oil, gas and ment is approving two ap-
coal to markets around plications to export natural
the world, and promoting gas from a Louisiana termi-
nuclear energy and even nal.
renewables such as wind His administration will also
and solar power. perform a complete review
The president said Thursday of nuclear energy policy
that his administration has and seek to address barri-
also approved construc- ers to financing coal plants
tion of a new petroleum overseas, as well as open-
pipeline to Mexico. ing up offshore drilling.
The State Department said Trump signed an executive
it had issued a permit to order in April to expand oil
NuStar Logistics for the con- drilling in the Arctic and
struction and operation of Atlantic oceans, revers-
the New Burgos Pipeline, ing restrictions imposed by
which would have the ca- President Barack Obama.
pacity to deliver 108,000 Trump has also pushed to
barrels a day and would revive U.S. coal production
cross the U.S.-Mexico bor- after years of decline. q