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US President Donald Trump late on Friday said the United States was having «productive talks» about reinstating a June 12 summit with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, just a day after he cancelled the meeting citing Pyongyang's «open hostilTrump says North Korea summit may happen after all
US President Donald Trump late on Friday said the United States was having «productive talks» about reinstating a June 12 summit with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, just a day after he cancelled the meeting citing Pyongyang's «open hostility.» «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 said in a Twitter post. South Korea's presidential spokesman said in response: «We are cautiously optimistic that hope is still alive for US-North Korea dialogue. We are continuing to watch developments carefully.» 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." After years of tension over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, Kim and Trump agreed this month to hold what would be the first meeting between a... Read more