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Donald Trump says summit with North Korean leader Kim is back on

Donald Trump says summit with North Korean leader Kim is back on

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 02 Jun 2018, 02:51 am

Washington, June 2 (IBNS): Ending all speculations since its scrapping, US President Donald Trump on Friday confirmed that his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place on June 12.

The meeting will take place in Singapore.

Trump made the announcement after his meeting with an envoy from North Korea. The meeting took place in the White House.

"The envoy, General Kim Yong-chol, hand-delivered a letter from the North Korean leader to President Trump," BBC reported.

Speaking to reporters in the White House, Trump said: "The meeting went very well.  We’ll be meeting on June 12th in Singapore.  It went very well.  It’s really a get-to-know-you kind of a situation."

"Mike has spent two days doing this.  We’ve gotten to know their people very well.  And we will — you people are going to have to travel because you’ll be in Singapore on June 12th," he said.

He said it was a positive thing that relationship between the US and North Korea is building.

"And I think it’ll be a process.  It’s not — I never said it goes in one meeting.  I think it’s going to be a process.  But the relationships are building, and that’s a very positive thing," he said.

Earlier, US had cancelled the meeting with North Korean leader.

At the end of last month, Trump had hinted that the meeting between the two leaders might still take place on June 12.

"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," Trump's tweet read on May 26.

The Singapore talks might witness the first meeting between sitting US and North Korean leaders.

 

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