Trump thanks Kim Jong-un for his faith in him, says they'll work together to denuclearize
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The on-and-off "bromance" between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is back on again... with Trump having thanked Kim after he made some respectful remarks about the U.S. president.
But Trump's top diplomat remains cautious... saying a lot of work remains to be done.
Park Hee-jun has the details. U.S. President Donald Trump has thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for his "unwavering faith" in him.
Tweeting a 'thank you' to Kim on Thursday,... President Trump said that, despite bumps in the road,... they will (quote) "get it done together",... signaling there could be further negotiations between the two sides.
The tweet came after the North Korean leader reaffirmed his commitment to completely denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
South Korean National Security Advisor Chung Eui-yong revealed after meeting Kim in Pyongyang,... that Kim expressed unchanged faith in the U.S. President,... and that he planned to denuclearize within Trump's first term in office, which ends in January 2021.
But while President Trump praised Kim,... his Secretary of State took a harder line.
During his trip to India,... Mike Pompeo emphasized there's still a lot of work to be done.
"It is the case that there is still an enormous amount of work to do. We haven't had any nuclear tests, we haven't had any missile tests, which we consider a good thing. But the work of convincing Chairman Kim to make this strategic shift that we've talked about, for a brighter future for the people of North Korea, continues."
Pointing out that North Korea is the only country with commitments under UN Security Council resolutions,... Pompeo added the U.S. will continue efforts to enforce them to ensure North Korea delivers on the promises it made at the Singapore summit in June.
Attention now turns to how the indirect dialogue will affect the denuclearization process,... and whether there will be a breakthrough in the apparently stalled negotiations, after President Trump cancelled Pompeo's trip to Pyongyang last month.
Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.
But Trump's top diplomat remains cautious... saying a lot of work remains to be done.
Park Hee-jun has the details. U.S. President Donald Trump has thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for his "unwavering faith" in him.
Tweeting a 'thank you' to Kim on Thursday,... President Trump said that, despite bumps in the road,... they will (quote) "get it done together",... signaling there could be further negotiations between the two sides.
The tweet came after the North Korean leader reaffirmed his commitment to completely denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
South Korean National Security Advisor Chung Eui-yong revealed after meeting Kim in Pyongyang,... that Kim expressed unchanged faith in the U.S. President,... and that he planned to denuclearize within Trump's first term in office, which ends in January 2021.
But while President Trump praised Kim,... his Secretary of State took a harder line.
During his trip to India,... Mike Pompeo emphasized there's still a lot of work to be done.
"It is the case that there is still an enormous amount of work to do. We haven't had any nuclear tests, we haven't had any missile tests, which we consider a good thing. But the work of convincing Chairman Kim to make this strategic shift that we've talked about, for a brighter future for the people of North Korea, continues."
Pointing out that North Korea is the only country with commitments under UN Security Council resolutions,... Pompeo added the U.S. will continue efforts to enforce them to ensure North Korea delivers on the promises it made at the Singapore summit in June.
Attention now turns to how the indirect dialogue will affect the denuclearization process,... and whether there will be a breakthrough in the apparently stalled negotiations, after President Trump cancelled Pompeo's trip to Pyongyang last month.
Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.