U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed he sent a "very friendly" letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
While he did not elaborate on the content, President Trump said it was in response to the letter he recently received from Kim.
The White House added correspondence between the two leaders has been ongoing.
President Trump also reiterated he has very good relationship with North Korean's leader.
While talking about Iran, President Trump explained that like Iran – North Korea would enjoy a remarkable future once it abandons its nuclear weapons.
According to North Korea's state-run media on Sunday,... Kim Jong-un expressed satisfaction over the letter he received from President Trump.
The exchange of letters comes as President Trump is scheduled to leave on Wednesday for a trip to Northeast Asia that will also take him to South Korea.
Meanwhile, U.S. State Department says Washington's Special Representative for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, is set to arrive in Seoul on Thursday, a couple of days before President Trump arrives in South Korea.
Beigun will sit down with his counterpart Lee Do-hoon, representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, as well as other officials.
A senior U.S. administration official said on Monday,U.S. President Donald Trump has no plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his trip to South Korea later this week,.
Trump will visit Seoul on Saturday and Sunday after attending a Group of 20 summit in Japan, prompting speculation that a meeting between President Trump and Kim could be arranged at the inter-Korean border.
The official told reporters on background in a phone call. "There are no plans for the meeting.”
Trump's visit to South Korea will begin late in the afternoon on Saturday and include a business leaders' event the following day.
The U.S. president will then have "a number of bilateral engagements" with President Moon before departing for Washington late Sunday. The agenda of the talks will include North Korea, the South Korea-U.S. alliance and trade, given that the bilateral trade relationship has "improved quite a bit."
Three Chinese banks have been found in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas in a probe into North Korean sanctions violations.
It means, for the very first time, one of China's largest banks could be banned from accessing the U.S. financial system.
This is according to the Washington Post on Monday.
While not identified, the daily concluded based on court rulings that the banks were China's state-owned Bank of Communications, China Merchants Bank and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank.
Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper spoke by phone on Tuesday reaffirming their countries' commitment to a strong alliance and vowing to support the diplomatic efforts aimed at the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
Seoul's defense ministry said Jeong had delivered his expectations that Esper, based on his experience in the defense field, will contribute to the development of the alliance.
Source: Arirang News
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