Thursday, 03/01/2019 19:36 (GMT+7)
US President Donald Trump on January 2nd said he looks forward to a second summit with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s leader Kim Jong-un.
DPRK's leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump (Photo: AFP/VNA)
On Twitter, President Donald Trump said Kim Jong-un affirmed the DPRK will not make or test nuclear weapons, or give them to others, and the leader is ready to meet him anytime.
President Trump added he also looks forward to meeting with leader Kim who realizes so well that DPRK possesses great economic potential.
Earlier, President Donald Trump said leader Kim Jong-un sent him a “great letter” and that the two men would both like to meet for a second time.
Kim said in a New Year’s Day address that DPRK would take a “new path” in nuclear talks if the US didn’t relax its sanctions. He also said he’d be willing to meet Trump again. The president responded to the speech with a tweet focusing on the prospect of a second meeting.
“I also look forward to meeting with DPRK Kim who realizes so well that DPRK possesses great economic potential!’’ Trump said.
President Donald Trump and leader Kim Jong-un on June 12th held a private meeting for the first time at the Capella Hotel on Singapore’s resort island of Sentosa.
Shortly after 09h00, the two leaders walked toward each other and shook hands, and the President put his hand on Mr. Kim’s shoulder before a bevy of cameras capturing the historic moment.
The two met in private with only two interpreters by the leader’s sides.
"This is just a new beginning," said Mr. Trump while he was shaking hands with Kim.
The talks, the first of their kind, discussed the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula and the warming of relations between the two countries./.
Compiled by BTA