South Korea would accept a Trump-Kim deal to freeze nuclear programme, president tells BBC2 days ago Share Save Jean Mackenzie Seoul correspondent Share SaveWatch: South Korean president tells BBC he would accept a Trump-Kim deal to freeze NK's nuclear programmeSouth Korea's president has said he would agree to a deal between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in which North Korea agreed to freeze production of its nuclear weapons, rather than get rid of them. Lee Jae Myung told the BBC North Korea was producing an additional 15-20 nuclear weapons a year and that a freeze - as "an interim emergency measure" - would be "a feasible, realistic alternative" to denuclearisation for now. North Korea declared itself a nuclear power in 2022 and vowed to never relinquish its weapons. This could benefit South Korea and contribute to global peace and security, he added. The burgeoning ties between Beijing, Moscow and Pyongyang, on show at China's parade, put South Korea in "a very difficult situation", Lee said.