US President Donald Trump has challenged date for his planned meeting with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. “It might not work out on June 12th,” Trump said before talking to South Korean president Moon Jae-in in Washington. “If it doesn’t come about, it might come later,” Trump said. “I’ve done a lot of deals. You’re never quite sure what’s coming out. “
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The US president again promised Kim a bargain for North Korea. “He will be very happy when a deal succeeds.” Trump also certified North Korean ruler with a genuine willingness to renounce his nuclear weapons program. “I think he means really very seriously,” Trump said.
South Korea had not yet doubted outcome of meeting on 12 June. Despite sharper sounds from North Korea, likelihood that both will meet as agreed on June 12 in Singapore is at “99.9 percent,” said national security adviser Chung Eui Yong on flight to Washington. Neverless, USA and South Korea prepared for “different possibilities”, South Korean news agency Yonhap quoted.
A few hours after Trump’s statement, his foreign minister, Mike Pompeo, qualified statement about summit with North Korea: “We are continuing to work on 12th of June”. Pompeo added: “We will do what is necessary to make this meeting a success”.
Apparently already commemorative coins for summit meetings
Notwithstanding question of realization, White House has already minted commemorative coins for meeting according to US media reports. The coins showed Trump and Kim, who are called “Supreme Leader”, on one hand, and President Machine Air Force One above White House on back. The front side is surrounded by olive branches, a symbol of peace.
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For a few weeks now, US has been in a state of relaxation in relation to North Korea, but last time regime in Pyongyang threatened to cancel meeting. The US demands for a “unilateral” task of North Korean nuclear program were cited as reason. US Vice President Mike Pence said it was “out of question” that Trump would step out of dialogue with North Korea if it did not have any results.
The Washington government calls for complete and irreversible nuclear disarmament of North Korea and, in turn, offers economic aid. The Asian country is internationally largely isolated and economically weak, also because of years of UN sanctions.
