‘Trump-Kim meeting likely in New Year’

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will likely meet again after New Year, the US vice president said yesterday, but insisted his government would not repeat past mistakes where “promises are broken.” The US president and the North’s leader held a historic summit in Singapore earlier this year, signing a vaguely worded deal on denuclearisation.

North Korea has taken some steps since then—forgoing nuclear and missile tests, dismantling a missile test site and promising to also break up the country’s main nuclear complex if the US makes concessions. But progress has generally been slow, with the two countries sparring over the exact meaning of the agreement.

The US said the North axed the talks because they weren’t ready, and Trump insisted he was in “no rush”.

 

Trump-Kim meeting likely in New Year

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will likely meet again after New Year, the US vice president said yesterday, but insisted his government would not repeat past mistakes where promises are broken. The US president and the Norths leader held a historic summit in Singapore earlier this year, signing a vaguely worded deal on denuclearisation. North Korea has taken some steps since thenforgoing nuclear and missile tests, dismantling a missile test site and promising to also break up the countrys main nuclear complex if the US makes concessions. But progress has generally been slow, with the two countries sparring over the exact meaning of the agreement. The US said the North axed the talks because they werent ready, and Trump insisted he was in no rush.