By speakerphone

Donald Trump replied that the DPRK leader Kim Jong -un to the "nuclear button" replied that his button was more and it works. The American president wrote about this on Twitter.

"The North Korean leader Kim Jong -un recently said that" the nuclear button is on his desktop all the time. "Please, one of the representatives of his exhausted and starving regime, inform him that I also have a nuclear button, but it is much larger and much more powerful than it, and my button works!,” Trump noted.

Meanwhile, Kim ordered to start negotiations with South Korea through a special connection in the demilitarized zone in Phanmunjom, reports Reuters. On Wednesday, the North Korean side for the first time in several years opened this communication line.

According to Yonhap, representatives of the two countries have already held 20-minute negotiations on this line, discussing the technical problems of upcoming contacts.

On Tuesday, the US Permanent Representative to the UN Nikki Haley said that the United States would not take any negotiations with North Korea, until Pyongyang gets rid of nuclear weapons. “We consider this mode as reckless,” Haley said. “We believe that they should stop the nuclear weapon program and they must do it now. North Korea can negotiate with whom they want. But the United States does not recognize this until they abandon the existing nuclear weapons.”

In the New Year's appeal, Kim said that in 2017, North Korea completed the creation of its nuclear forces . “We completed the creation of the national nuclear forces of our country,” said the North Korean leader. “The nuclear button lies on my desktop.” Thanks to the presence of the nuclear forces of the deterrence in Pyongyan, the US will not be able to start the war "against the DPRK, Kim emphasized. According to him, the country also entered the final stage of preparation for the new test launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile. "The entire US territory will be in the defeat zone" if the DPRK is made a decision on a potential nuclear strike, Kim emphasized.

At the same time, Kim declared the DPRK the “peace -loving and responsible nuclear power” and called for a decrease in military tension on the Korean peninsula. “When it comes to relations between the North and the South, we must reduce military tension on the Korean Peninsula to create a peaceful situation,” said the North Korean leader. “Both the north and south should make efforts.”

Kim also stated that he would consider the issue of sending a delegation to the Winter Olympic Games in South Korean Pyeongchang. "The participation of North Korea in winter games will be a good opportunity to demonstrate national pride, and we wish the games to be successful. The officials of the two Kores can urgently meet to discuss this opportunity," he said.

In South Korea, they said that they were welcoming Kim’s proposal and ready for negotiations. The Organizing Committee of the Olympiad also noted that they are welcoming the participation of the North Koreans in the games.

Trump repeatedly made sharp statements to North Korea and Kim personally. On September 19, the US President said at the UN General Assembly session that the DPRK could be completely destroyed if it became a direct threat to Washington. He called on the world community to completely isolate North Korea.