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[US-NK Summit] Pompeo to visit S. Korea after N. Korea summit
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to South Korea right after June 12 summit between the US and North Korea to discuss the results of the historic meeting and the next steps in the diplomatic effort to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. The top US diplomat will visit Seoul on June 13-14 to meet senior officials from South Korea and Japan, after accompanying US President Donald Trump to his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore, according the State Department. In Seo
Foreign AffairsJune 8, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Trump says he could invite Kim to US if summit goes well
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he could invite North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to the United States if their meeting next week goes well.The highly anticipated summit in Singapore is five days away as the two sides try to reach a deal on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program in exchange for security guarantees.Trump said he is prepared to walk if the negotiations don't go well, but he also dangled the possibility of a follow-up meeting in Washington."Certa
North KoreaJune 8, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] NK silent about key events leading up to Trump-Kim summit
Unlike the US, which has been vocal about key events leading up to the planned summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un next week, the North has kept mum about such matters. Since announcing the June 12 summit between Trump and Kim on May 27, without mentioning that it is taking place in Singapore, North Korea’s state-run news agencies have been silent about the summit and the US-North Korea talks at the truce village of Panmunjeom, Singapore and New York, whi
North KoreaJune 7, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] US may be considering Nunn-Lugar program for NK denuclearization
The US may be considering the possibility of applying the Nunn-Lugar program to North Korea’s denuclearization in the run up to the US-North Korea summit. US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are set to meet in Singapore on June 12, the agenda of which is being negotiated by working-level officials.The Nunn-Lugar program refers to the Cooperative Threat Reduction program the US implemented in handling weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, of the former
North KoreaJune 7, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Regional powers jockey for peninsula influence ahead of Trump-Kim summit
World powers are jostling for influence over the Korean Peninsula ahead of next week's summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, which is expected to mark a shift in Northeast Asian geopolitics and security.In the lead-up to the historic summit set to be held in Singapore next Tuesday, China, Russia and Japan have been beefing up diplomacy with the reclusive state, in an indication that Pyongyang, once an incorrigible outcast, has emerged as a player of geostr
North KoreaJune 7, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Opposition leader says Trump should walk away if NK rejects CVID
The chief of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party said Thursday that the United States should pull out of next week's summit with North Korea if Pyongyang does not agree to complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization.Hong Joon-pyo, the party chairman, also objected to a possible declaration of an end to the 1950-53 Korean War when US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hold a summit on June 12 in Singapore.Hong Joon-pyo (Yonhap)"If any moderate deal provides
North KoreaJune 7, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Kim Jong-un, Trump set for showdown on CVID, CVIG
After months of a fragile mood of peace, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump will hold high-stakes talks in Singapore next week that could transform the regional and global security landscape.Two acronyms sum up their goals -- CVID and CVIG.The US has sought the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the communist nation, but the North wants a guarantee of security so as to avoid the fate of the former regimes of Libya and Iraq.If Kim and Trump produc
North KoreaJune 7, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Kim begged for summit on hands and knees: Trump attorney
WASHINGTON -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un got on his hands and knees to beg for the reinstatement of a meeting with US President Donald Trump, the latter's attorney said Wednesday.Rudy Giuliani made the remark at a business conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, with six days to go before the highly anticipated summit in Singapore."Kim Jong-un got back on his hands and knees and begged for it, which is exactly the position you want to put him in," Giuliani said, according to an AP transcript.The fo
North KoreaJune 7, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Bolton to be in Singapore for US-N. Korea summit
WASHINGTON -- US National Security Adviser John Bolton will be in Singapore for next week's highly anticipated summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a White House official said Wednesday.Bolton has been a target of North Korean anger since he called for applying a so-called Libya model to the dismantlement of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.That means removing all nuclear weapons and related facilities from the North before rewarding the regime with ec
North KoreaJune 7, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] 'For Kim Jong-un to cheat, risk is too high'
Previous attempts to denuclearize North Korea have ended with failure. From the Agreed Framework in 1994 and Leap Day deal of 2012, the past negotiations were bedeviled by mistrust and eventually allowed Pyongyang to declare itself a full-fledged nuclear power. Such skepticism is still rampant over the first-ever US-North Korea summit to be held in Singapore on Tuesday. Despite the historic significance, doubts persist over whether North Korea would give away the nuclear weapons that it sees a
North KoreaJune 6, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Media speculations rise with venue, time set for US-NK summit
The White House on Wednesday confirmed the venue of the US-North Korea summit in Singapore. In a Twitter post, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders revealed that the meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island. A day earlier, Sanders told reporters that the meeting will start at 9 a.m. (Singapore time) on June 12.An undated handout photo of Capella hotel on Sentosa island, Singapore. YonhapWhile the sum
North KoreaJune 6, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] US, North Korea hold new prep talks for historic summit
SEOUL/BEIJING -- Working-level officials of the United States and North Korea met again at the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom on Wednesday to discuss the agenda for the historic summit between the leaders of the two countries next week.Sung Kim, US ambassador to the Philippines and former nuclear envoy, and Pyongyang's Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui began the talks at a North Korean building in the village at 10 a.m., according to Seoul officials well-versed on the matter.The two s
North KoreaJune 6, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] US not paying for N. Koreans' stay in Singapore
WASHINGTON -- The United States is not paying for North Korean officials to stay in Singapore for next week's summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the State Department said Tuesday.Paying for accommodation is certain to be a strain for the impoverished nation, with Kim reportedly planning to stay at a luxurious hotel such as the Fullerton or the St. Regis."The United States government is not paying for the North Korean delegation to stay," State Departmen
North KoreaJune 6, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Trump, Kim to meet at Capella Hotel in Singapore: White House
WASHINGTON -- .S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet at the Capella Hotel in Singapore on June 12, the White House said Tuesday.In announcing the location of the meeting, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted: "UPDATE: The venue for the Singapore summit between @POTUS and Leader Kim Jong Un will be the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island."POTUS is shorthand for president of the United States.Sanders announced Monday that the first meeting has been schedu
North KoreaJune 6, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Trump hopes summit with N. Korea will be 'start of something big'
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he hopes his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will be the beginning of "something big." US President Donald Trump (Yonhap)"Meeting in Singapore with North Korea will hopefully be the start of something big...we will soon see!" he tweeted.The message came one day after the White House announced that the first US-North Korea summit will start at 9 a.m. (local time) next Tuesday in Singapore.The US leader earlier called off the meeting, citi
North KoreaJune 5, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] S. Korea, US working on diplomatic schedule after Trump-Kim summit: Seoul official
South Korea is in talks with the United States over their diplomatic schedule to follow the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a Seoul official said Tuesday. US President Donald Trump (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (right)The remark was made following a report by Japanese broadcaster NHK stating that Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono is planning to visit Seoul to meet his South Korean and US counterparts one day after the Trump-Ki
North KoreaJune 5, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Singapore wraps resort island of Sentosa into special zone for Trump-Kim summit
Singapore on Tuesday added its southern resort island of Sentosa to a special event area designated for next week’s summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the government said. A view of Sentosa Island in Singapore. (Reuters-Yonhap)On Monday, the wealthy city-state had declared a central region that is home to its foreign ministry, the US embassy and several hotels, as a special zone from June 10 to 14. In its online gazette, the government said the amended
North KoreaJune 5, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] White House confirms tentative schedule for US-NK summit
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet in Singapore on June 12, with the meeting kicking off at 9 a.m., the White House confirmed Tuesday. “I can tell you the president has been receiving daily briefings on North Korea from his national security team,” White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders said. “And I can also tell you the schedule, tentatively, for that first meeting will be on June 12 at 9 a.m. Singapore time.”According to Sanders, US-North Korea negotiations
North KoreaJune 5, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Seoul expresses hope for success of Trump-Kim summit
South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae welcomed the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday, saying it sincerely hopes for the success of the historic meeting."Our government hopes for the success of the North Korea-US summit," Cheong Wa Dae said in a short statement released hours after the White House announced the first US-North Korea summit ever will start at 9 a.m. (local time) next Tuesday in Singapore.Trump earlier called o
North KoreaJune 5, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Trump, Kim set to meet at 9 a.m. June 12
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are set to meet at 9 a.m. on June 12 in Singapore, the White House said Monday.In announcing the time of the historic summit, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said logistical preparations are being finalized by an advance team in Singapore.She also said a separate US delegation led by Amb. Sung Kim has had "very positive" diplomatic negotiations with North Korean officials at the Demilitarized Zone straddling th
North KoreaJune 5, 2018