Our top story this evening.
The second North Korea-U.S. summit is just around the corner,… and U.S. President Donald
Trump expressed high hopes of a fruitful discussion with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and hailed
Pyeongyang's economic potential.
Our Won Jung-hwan starts us off.
Optimism is growing ahead of the upcoming North Korea-U.S. summit in Vietnam,... scheduled
to take place at the end of this month.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he is hopeful the next summit will be QUOTE
"very much equally as successful" as the first summit in Singapore last June.
"I hope we have the same good luck as we had in the first summit.
A lot was done in the first summit."
These latest remarks come after Trump praised North Korea for suspending its ballistic missile
and nuclear tests,... and returning the remains of fallen American soldiers from the Korean
War.
The two sides had seemingly reached an impasse... amid U.S. demands for more concrete steps
toward denuclearization and North Korean calls for corresponding measures.
However,... Trump said he is in no rush to denuclearize North Korea,… and simply wants
the regime to refrain from testing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles to maintain
good will.
"Now where are we now?
No missiles, no rockets, no nuclear testing, we've learned a lot.
But much more importantly than all of it, much more important, much much more important
than that is we have a great relationship.
I have a very good relationship with Kim Jong-un."
Trump took a brief swipe at North Korea, saying the Pyeongyang regime had taken advantage
of the U.S. in the past... by taking billions of dollars worth of aid in exchange for promises
of denuclearization.
While emphasizing that it won't happen again... Trump hailed North Korea's economic potential,
dangling the prospect of growth and prosperity... should the regime continue on its path of
peace.
In regards to sanctions,... Trump says they remain firmly in place...
although his cabinet has recently hinted at a more flexible approach... given that North
Korea meets the right conditions.
Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News.
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