Trump, Kim to meet soon: S Korean PM

London [United Kingdom], May 27 (ANI): South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Saturday said, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are expected to meet soon.

He said this in the meeting with British veterans of the Korean War and South Korean resident in the British capital en route to Ireland.

"After the beginning of this year, the circumstances of the Korean Peninsula have dramatically shifted," Yonhap quoted Lee as saying. The peninsula has "welcomed in a good chance to permanently bring in a more lasting peace," he added.

About the meeting between President of S Korea Moon Jae-in and Kim, Lee said it could have been about Kim's and Trump's much-awaited summit and on expediting the implementation of the Panmunjom declaration.

He concluded by talking about how hopeful and optimistic he is for the successful hosting of the Trump-Kim summit set for June 12 in Singapore. (ANI)

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