Prospects Of U.S.-North Korea Summit Brighten After Trump's Tweet
Anees Ahmed (@Aneesah05582539) Published May 26, 2018 | 06:46 PM
Prospects that the United States and North Korea would hold a summit brightened after U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Friday Washington was having "productive talks" with Pyongyang about reinstating the June 12 meeting in Singapore
Washington, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th May, 2018) : Prospects that the United States and North Korea would hold a summit brightened after U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Friday Washington was having "productive talks" with Pyongyang about reinstating the June 12 meeting in Singapore.
Politico magazine reported that an advance team of 30 White House and State Department officials was preparing to leave for Singapore later this weekend. Reuters reported earlier this week the team was scheduled to discuss the agenda and logistics for the summit with North Korean officials.
The delegation was to include White House Deputy Chief of Staff Joseph Hagin and deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel, U.S. officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Trump said in a Twitter post late on Friday: "We are having very productive talks about reinstating the Summit which, if it does happen, will likely remain in Singapore on the same date, June 12th.
, and, if necessary, will be extended beyond that date." Trump had earlier indicated the summit could be salvaged after welcoming a conciliatory statement from North Korea saying it remained open to talks.
"It was a very nice statement they put out," Trump told reporters at the White House. "We'll see what happens � it could even be the 12th." "We're talking to them now. They very much want to do it.
We'd like to do it," he said. The comments on the summit with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un came just a day after Trump canceled the meeting, citing Pyongyang's "open hostility." South Korea's presidential spokesman said in response: "It's fortunate that hope is still alive for U.S.-North Korea dialogue. We are continuing to watch developments carefully."
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