Monday, December 3, 2018

Message to Kim

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in [who is hoping to host North Korean leader Kim Jong Un soon] has said, a day after meeting the US president at an economic summit in Argentina [...], Trump had asked him to pass on a message.

"The message is that President Trump has very favourable views toward Chairman Kim and he likes him," Moon told reporters aboard a flight from Argentina to New Zealand, where he started a three-day state visit on Sunday.

"As such, he asked me to tell Chairman Kim that he wants to implement the rest of their agreement together and he will fulfil Chairman Kim's wishes."

  alJazeera
Why does that sound ominous?
"We're getting along very well. We have a good relationship," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on his return from the G20 summit.

Trump added that at some point he will invite Kim to the United States.

[...]

The two leaders signed a vaguely worded document on denuclearisation, but progress has since stalled as Washington and Pyongyang spar over the meaning of the document.

North Korea has taken few concrete steps to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was due to meet a top North Korean official in early November, but the meeting was abruptly put off, with Pyongyang insisting that Washington ease sanctions.

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