U.S. President Donald Trump says he received a "beautiful letter" from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
This is the first time Trump has revealed a letter from Kim since the Hanoi summit ended prematurely with no deal in late February.
Speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, President Trump hailed the letter but said he could not reveal any of the content.
He also spoke highly of Kim's leadership, adding the North has great potential considering its location and people.
Explaining there's a stark difference between now and when he first became president, Trump again stressed that North Korea hasn't conducted any nuclear or major missile tests in more than a year-and-a-half.
Visiting the Scandinavian country in time for the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between South Korea and Norway, President Moon Jae-in's two-day itinerary is packed with summit meetings and sit-downs with parliamentary chiefs.
However, garnering the most attention is his scheduled speech at a forum at the University of Oslo, on the topic of the Korean peace process.
The event is taking place in conjunction with Oslo Forum's peace broker conference.
President Moon will deliver his speech at a place where late former President Kim Dae-jung was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his deeds for democracy and his administration's reconciliation with Pyeongyang.
Nearly two weeks after the tragedy occurred on the Danube River, the sunken tour boat was finally raised above the water's surface on Tuesday.
During the 6 hour-long salvage operation, Hungarian authorities were able to retrieve 4 more bodies of South Korean passengers, including a child, bringing the death toll to 24 with 4 people still missing.
Security was tight in the area, but citizens gathered to watch the salvage process from afar, most of them feeling overwhelmed by sadness.
After the boat was raised, it was taken to Csepel, an industrial port in south Budapest for a detailed investigation.
Police in Hungary say they plan to look deeply into the cause of the incident together with ship experts and engineers.
Seoul's foreign ministry announced on Wednesday that the government response team will enter the boat to search for additional victims at around 5 p.m. Korea time, and vowed to work hard until all the bodies are recovered.
Source: Arirang News
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