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Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 4:59 am Post subject: Trump says ‘productive talks’ under way with Pyongyang over |
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Donald Trump said on Friday evening that his administration was holding “very productive talks” with Pyongyang about resurrecting a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that the US president abruptly cancelled on Thursday.
“We are having very productive talks with North Korea about reinstating the Summit which, if it does happen, will likely remain in Singapore on the same date, June 12th, and, if necessary, will be extended beyond that date,” Mr Trump tweeted.
Earlier on Friday, Mr Trump suggested that the summit could proceed despite Thursday’s move. “They very much want to do it. We’d like to do it,” the president told reporters in comments that sent shockwaves through Washington for a second successive day.
Friday’s dramatic change in stance came after North Korea issued an unexpectedly moderate response to his decision to cancel what would been a historic first meeting between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader.
Many analysts thought North Korea would blame the US, but Pyongyang responded by saying it remained interested in holding the summit and was open to “resolving problems at any time”.
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