North Korea conveys direct message to US for talks on denuclearisation

Trump and Kim Jong Un's meeting will supposedly be held by the end of May to discuss denuclearisation of the peninsula.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had asked Donald Trump for talks via South Korean national security adviser Chung Eui-yong in the month of March which the US president had agreed to conduct in May.

New Delhi: In the first direct message to Washington, North Korea reportedly told US that it is ready to discuss denuclearisation of the peninsula. The North Korean officials assured their US counterparts that Kim Jong Un is ready to hold denuke talks with US president Donald Trump, as per the media reports. Previously the offer was conveyed to the US through South Korean national security adviser Chung Eui-Yong. This is the first time that North Korea has made the move to directly convey the message to the US. In a surprising yet strong move, United States had accepted quickly the indirect offer of talks with North Korea, which will be held by the end of May, but North Korea had since then maintained silence on the proposed talks. Instead Kim Jong was busy strengthening ties with China and South Korea. The details about venue and date have not yet come up. After Kim Jong's visit to China Trump tweeted :  "Now there is a good chance that Kim Jong Un will do what is right for his people and for humanity. Look forward to our meeting!"

For years and through many administrations, everyone said that peace and the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula was not even a small possibility. Now there is a good chance that Kim Jong Un will do what is right for his people and for humanity. Look forward to our meeting!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2018

 

Received message last night from XI JINPING of China that his meeting with KIM JONG UN went very well and that KIM looks forward to his meeting with me. In the meantime, and unfortunately, maximum sanctions and pressure must be maintained at all cost!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2018