Trump looks forward for the N. Korea-U.S. summit and is in no rush to denuclearize the regime
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The second scheduled North Korea-U.S. summit is just around the corner,… and U.S. President Donald Trump expressed high hopes of a fruitful discussion with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and hailed Pyeongyang's eeconomic potential.
Our Won Jung-hwan starts us off.
Optimism is growing ahead of the upcoming North Korea-U.S. summit in Vietnam,... scheduled to take place at the end of this month.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he is hopeful the next summit will be QUOTE "very much equally as successful" as the first summit in Singapore last June.
"I hope we have the same good luck as we had in the first summit. A lot was done in the first summit."
These latest remarks come after Trump praised North Korea for suspending its ballistic missile and nuclear tests,... and returning the remains of fallen American soldiers from the Korean War.
The two sides had seemingly reached an impasse... amid U.S. demands for more concrete steps toward denuclearization and North Korean calls for corresponding measures.
However,... Trump said he is in no rush to denuclearize North Korea,… and simply wants the regime to refrain from testing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles to maintain good will.
"Now where are we now? No missiles, no rockets, no nuclear testing, we've learned a lot. But much more importantly than all of it, much more important, much much more important than that is we have a great relationship. I have a very good relationship with Kim Jong-un."
Trump took a brief swipe at North Korea, saying the Pyeongyang regime had taken advantage of the U.S. in the past... by taking billions of dollars worth of aid in exchange for promises of denuclearization.
While emphasizing that it won't happen again... Trump hailed North Korea's economic potential, dangling the prospect of growth and prosperity... should the regime continue on its path of peace.
In regards to sanctions,... Trump says they remain firmly in place... although his cabinet has recently hinted at a more flexible approach... given that North Korea meets the right conditions.
Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News.
The second scheduled North Korea-U.S. summit is just around the corner,… and U.S. President Donald Trump expressed high hopes of a fruitful discussion with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and hailed Pyeongyang's eeconomic potential.
Our Won Jung-hwan starts us off.
Optimism is growing ahead of the upcoming North Korea-U.S. summit in Vietnam,... scheduled to take place at the end of this month.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he is hopeful the next summit will be QUOTE "very much equally as successful" as the first summit in Singapore last June.
"I hope we have the same good luck as we had in the first summit. A lot was done in the first summit."
These latest remarks come after Trump praised North Korea for suspending its ballistic missile and nuclear tests,... and returning the remains of fallen American soldiers from the Korean War.
The two sides had seemingly reached an impasse... amid U.S. demands for more concrete steps toward denuclearization and North Korean calls for corresponding measures.
However,... Trump said he is in no rush to denuclearize North Korea,… and simply wants the regime to refrain from testing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles to maintain good will.
"Now where are we now? No missiles, no rockets, no nuclear testing, we've learned a lot. But much more importantly than all of it, much more important, much much more important than that is we have a great relationship. I have a very good relationship with Kim Jong-un."
Trump took a brief swipe at North Korea, saying the Pyeongyang regime had taken advantage of the U.S. in the past... by taking billions of dollars worth of aid in exchange for promises of denuclearization.
While emphasizing that it won't happen again... Trump hailed North Korea's economic potential, dangling the prospect of growth and prosperity... should the regime continue on its path of peace.
In regards to sanctions,... Trump says they remain firmly in place... although his cabinet has recently hinted at a more flexible approach... given that North Korea meets the right conditions.
Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News.