North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared on Sunday that his country will “never, ever” give up its nuclear weapons but stands ready to discuss “peaceful coexistence” with the U.S. if it “discards its absurd obsession with denuclearization.”

In a speech to the DPRK’s rubber-stamp parliament, Kim acknowledged his “good memories” of U.S. President Donald Trump, whom he met three times from 2018-19 to discuss denuclearization steps in exchange for sanctions relief.

The remarks at a Supreme People’s Assembly session represent Kim’s clearest statement of his openness to talk since Trump returned to office in January, and they come less