South Korean President Moon Jae-in has revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump told him he is willing to listen to the North Korean leader's wishes if it helps the denuclearization process.
This comes after the two leaders met over the weekend on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Argentina.
President Moon said President Trump wanted me to give the message to Chairman Kim if his visit to Seoul happens by the end of the year. President Trump wants to push ahead with the denuclearization process and is willing to help the North Korean leader get whatever he wants in return for complete denuclearization.
President Moon explained that Trump's remarks do not mean concessions or sanctions relief.
Instead he said it could be things like the scaling down of South Korea-U.S. joint military drills or non-political exchanges like sports and cultural events.
President Moon said whether or not North Korean leader Kim Jong-un comes to Seoul completely depends on him, and they will have to wait and see what happens.
But if it goes ahead, the South Korean leader said it would be a truly historic moment.
In the meantime, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is insisting relations between Seoul and Washington are airtight when it comes to North Korea.
He then confirmed once and for all that there is absolutely no daylight between the two allies for a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.
The president said such a confidence is based on the change that has happened over the past year.
President Moon Jae-in added that, in order to carry the promises of the Singapore Summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump, there needs to be a timetable worked out between the two.
While President Moon sees the next Kim-Trump summit as an important opportunity to speed things up, he said he is not at all concerned about the slow progress made over the past month or two.
U.S. President Donald Trump says his next summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will
likely take place in January or February next year.
Returning home from the G20 Summit in Argentina, President Trump told reporters onboard Air Force One that three venues are under consideration, but he did not provide more details.
He also explained that he pledged with Chinese President Xi Jinping to cooperate fully on North Korean issue, aiming to make a peaceful nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.
On a related note, South Korea President Moon who is in New Zealand on the third and final leg of his week-long trip around the world.
President Moon held a meeting with the Governor-General Patsy Reddy of New Zealand after being welcomed with an official welcoming ceremony.
In the evening, the president will also meet with Koreans living in Auckland, where he will likely to praise their role in bridging relations between the two nations.
Source: Arirang News
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