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Singapore summit: US sends delegation to North Korea to arrange talks between Trump and Kim

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 28 May 2018, 05:19 am Print

Singapore summit: US sends delegation to North Korea to arrange talks between Trump and Kim

Washington/Pyongyang: US President Donald Trump has confirmed that the proposed meeting between him and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will go as planned.

Trump also informed via a tweet that the US has sent a delegation to North Korea to make arrangement for the much awaited summit.

"Our United States team has arrived in North Korea to make arrangements for the Summit between Kim Jong Un and myself. I truly believe North Korea has brilliant potential and will be a great economic and financial Nation one day. Kim Jong Un agrees with me on this. It will happen!" Trump's tweet read.

The US President's latest revelation is expected to have a positive impact among the two nations, as reports have suggested that the Korean youths are excited about the Trump-Kim meeting.

Last week, several people, mostly Koreans, cried foul against Trump, who in an unexpected move called off the meeting citing a lot of hostilities from Pyongyang.

Just when both the USA and North Korea were slowly getting things back on track, US Vice President Mike Pence made a blunder of equating North Korea with Libya.

In his interview with Fox News, Pence said that Kim and his men could end up like Muhammar Gaddaffi, the late Libyan dictator.

Gaddafi shook hands with Western powers in 2003, to allow the latter to come to his nation and dismantle his nuclear programme, in exchange of lenient sanctions.

He was killed eight years later by the same allies-backed rebels.

Reacting to Pence, an angry and shocked North Korean Vice Foreign Minister and longtime nuclear negotiator, Choe Son Hui said: "As a person involved in the US affairs, I cannot suppress my surprise at such ignorant and stupid remarks gushing out from the mouth of the US vice-president."

We could surmise more than enough what a political dummy he is as he is trying to compare the DPRK, a nuclear weapon state, to Libya that had simply installed a few items of equipment and fiddled around with them.

"Soon after the White House National Security Adviser Bolton made the reckless remarks, Vice-President Pence has again spat out nonsense that the DPRK would follow in Libya's footstep.

"It is to be underlined, however, that in order not to follow in Libya's footstep, we paid a heavy price to build up our powerful and reliable strength that can defend ourselves and safeguard peace and security in the Korean peninsula and the region," she added.

This prompted Trump to call off the meeting as he stated in a open letter to Kim Jong-un: "I felt a wonderful dialogue was building up between you and me, and ultimately, it is only the dialogue that matters. Some day, I look very much forward to meeting you."

Calling it a sad moment in history and a lost opportunity for North Korea, the US President has urged Kim Jong-un to write or call if the latter changes his mind about the meeting.

"If you change your mind having to do with this most important summit, please do not hesitate to call me or write. The world, and North Korea in particular, has lost a great opportunity for latest peace and great prosperity and wealth. This missed opportunity is a truly sad moment in history," he said.
    
Trump decision was rued by North Korea, prompting North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan to call it ' extremely regrettable'.

However, On later that week, both Trump and Kim alluded that the meeting was on course, despite speculations.

To keep his end of the bargain, Kim even arranged a surprise meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who, much like his North Korean counterpart, wants the meeting to go ahead as planned.

Speaking to media following their meeting, Moon said that Kim wants the meeting to take place on June 12.

Kim also told Moon about his commitment to a complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.

Trump too announced via a tweet that things were heading for normalisation following 'productive talks' with North Korea.

"We are having very productive talks with North Korea 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," his tweet read.