US, South Korea and Japan discuss denuclearisation strategy
The possibility of a summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un has raised hopes for a potential breakthrough in the North Korean nuclear crisis.
The possibility of a summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un has raised hopes for a potential breakthrough in the North Korean nuclear crisis.
And was showered with love on the internet.
The US president has frequently referred to Mr Kim as Little Rocket Man while Mr Trump has been branded a ‘senile dotard’ by Pyongyang.
The development would put two leaders who have repeatedly insulted, threatened and dismissed each other in the same room.
Moon Jae-in declared it will be a “historical milestone” that will put the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula “really on track”.
Kim Jong Un has also agreed to meet South Korea’s president at a border village in late April.
The countries’ leaders will establish a ‘hotline’ communication channel to lower military tensions.
Seoul says Pyongyang has also made it clear it would not need to keep its nuclear weapons if military threats against it were resolved.
There is still some scepticism surrounding the meeting, however.
The South Korean delegation, led by presidential national security director Chung Eui-yong, is to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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Mr Moon also called for a quick resumption of dialogue between the United States and North Korea.
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