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Kim 'set on' Trump summit

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Published: 03:07, 27 May 2018   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Kim 'set on' Trump summit

International Desk: It is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's "fixed will" that a summit with US President Donald Trump in Singapore should go ahead, state media say.

Mr Trump cancelled the summit on Thursday, citing the North's "hostility", but then rowed back after conciliatory messages from Pyongyang.

Late on Saturday he again said the 12 June date for talks "hasn't changed".

Leaders of North and South Korea have also agreed to "meet frequently", the North's KCNA agency added.

It follows a surprise summit between Mr Kim and Moon Jae-in on Saturday.

President Moon's spokesman said there had been a "candid" exchange of views in the two hours of talks between the two leaders.

Their second-ever meeting took place in the demilitarised zone between the two countries. It appeared to be an effort to put the proposed US-North Korea summit back on track.

"They shared the opinion that they would meet frequently in the future to make dialogue brisk and pool wisdom and efforts, expressing their stand to make joint efforts for the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula," KCNA said.

It said Kim Jong-un had thanked Moon Jae-in for "much effort made by him" to arrange the Singapore summit and "expressed his fixed will" that it would take place.

The statement added that Mr Kim and Mr Moon had agreed to hold further high-level talks on Friday but no details were given.

The White House confirmed on Saturday that an advance team of officials would leave for Singapore this weekend, as originally scheduled, to prepare for the possible summit.

Source: BBC


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